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Although there are four different tribes of the Blackfoot Indians, they all share a common language and culture. Similarly, they intermarried between the different tribes and fought to keep common enemies from their territory (The Blackfoot Gallery Committee, 2001, p. 3).
The Blackfeet were a nomadic tribe who traveled around and followed the migration path of the buffalo, their main source of food. With this is mind, the introduction of the horse was essential to their success with hunting, horseback riding and fighting other tribes and the white man (Lacey, 1995, p. 37).
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According to Lacey, out of all the animals who inhabited the fertile plains and foothills of Blackfeet territory, the one that was most important to the survival and lifestyle of the Blackfeet was the bison (1995, p. 23).
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