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Pagan

Is a religious practice of worshiping multiple gods, idols, and symbols

Peigan Nation

Southern most nation within the Blackfoot Confederacy. The tribe in Canada is referred to as the North Peigans, while those in Montana are known as the South Peigans. By themselves, the Northern Peigans are the smallest Blackfoot tribe to sign a treaty with the Canadian government. However, together with their fellow Peigans in Montana they form the largest tribe within the Confederacy.

Plains Indians

Although there is evidence that the Cree lived in the parkland regions of the West for sometime, the Plains Cree originated in the East and moved to the Plains through their involvement with the fur trade. While the term "Cree" most likely originated from a French name of unknown origin, their own term Kristineaux is Nehiyawak for "exact people." There are many branches of the Cree nation spread across the country, typically divided into the Plains Cree, Woodland Cree, Swampy Cree and Moose Cree. Originally they were woodland people and spoke the Algonquian language of Eastern Canada.

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