Niitsitapi en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Blackfoot Niitsítapi (“original people”).
Meanings
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(plural, singular) Synonym of Blackfoot (people).
The virtual reality experience This Is Not a Ceremony, created by Niitsitapi writer and director Ahnahktsipiitaa (Colin Van Loon), is now touring communities and festivals across Canada, giving more people the opportunity to experience this powerful and cinematic Indigenous VR work.
2022 September 27, National Film Board, “The NFB VR experience This Is Not a Ceremony by Ahnahktsipiitaa (Colin Van Loon) now touring Canadian cities”, in Canada.ca, archived from the original on 17 Oct 2025:Tsuaki Marule got to represent the Niitsitapi people by singing O Canada in front of thousands of fans at the Toronto Blue Jays game on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
2022 October 14, Ry Clarke, “Anthem in Blackfoot makes the big league”, in The Lethbridge Herald: