People / group

Kainai Nation

Also known as Blood tribe, Kainai

The Kainai, or Blood, are one of the peoples of the Blackfoot Confederacy, together with the Siksika and Piikani. Bison hunters of the northern plains, they signed Treaty 7 with Canada in 1877. Their reserve in southern Alberta, near Cardston between the Belly and St. Mary rivers, is the largest First Nations reserve in Canada.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kainai Nation. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kainai-nation
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“Kainai Nation.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kainai-nation. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Kainai Nation.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kainai-nation.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Kainai Nation’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kainai-nation (Accessed: ).

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