piikani

Etymology

Borrowed from Blackfoot Piikáni.

noun

Synonym of Aapatohsipikani“Blackfoot is the mother tongue of three First Nations: Siksiká, Piikani (formerly Peigan) and Kainai.”
One of the two clans under the Blackfoot Confederacy: Aapatohsipikani or Aamsskaapipikani“The Siksiká and Kainai Nations are located in Southern Alberta while the Piikani are divided between the Blackfeet Nation in Montana (Southern Piikani) and Piikani Nation in southern Alberta (Northern Piikani).”