Siksika Nation
The Siksika Nation is a First Nation in southern Alberta,
Canada. The name Siksiká comes from the Blackfoot words sik (black)
and iká (foot), with a connector s between the two words. The
plural form of Siksiká is Siksikáwa. The Siksikáwa are the
northernmost of the Niitsítapi (Original People), all of whom speak
dialects of Blackfoot, an Algonquian-language. When European
explorers travelled west, they most likely met the Siksiká first
and assumed all Niitsítapi of the Blackfoot Confederacy were
Blackfoot, which is incorrect. The four Niitsítapi nations of the
Blackfoot Confederacy are the Siksiká, Káínaa (Kainai or Blood),
Aapátohsipikáni (Northern Peigan), and Aamsskáápipikani (South
Peigan or Montana Blackfoot)
This cache is part of the Legacy Trail produced by the Canadian
Badlands Geocaching Association for the Best of the Bad Mega
Event.
The Legacy Trail
The Legacy Trail is a collection of geocaches that circles its
way over 100 miles on country roads traversing some of the most
scenic and spectacular landscape in this part of the Canadian
Badlands. A large number of caches in a variety of types, sizes and
difficulty are placed on the Trail. Every town, village and
hamletin the Canadian Badlands has its own cache. Some caches were
named after local historic events and people, as well as
celebrities who grew up in this area. Some caches were sponsored by
geocachers who attended the Best of the Bad Mega Event. The Legacy
Trail was produced by the Canadian Badlands Geocaching Association
for the Best of the Bad Mega Event.
The Canadian Badlands
The Canadian Badlands in Alberta are home to the world's most
extensive dinosaur bone beds, badlands and hoodoos, and a
world-class museum that shelters a 75 million-year-old legacy. The
region is rich in culturally and and a complex and diverse modern
society that is still deeply rooted in the spirit of the
frontier.
