Aboriginal Youth Identity Series: Spirituality and Creation

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.

An art form used by Aboriginal Peoples to express their views of the world around them. Petroglyphs are rock carvings that either communicate ideas or that are an attempt to communicate with the supernatural realm for advice or assistance. Some believe this aboriginal art form to be associated with the religious concept of the "vision-quest", a puberty rite or power-seeking ceremony. These carvings are believed to be "biographic" art forms through which a carver relates an event that may include human figures, weaponry, animals, tipis, horse tracks and other symbols. Examples of such carvings may be seen at sites such as Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park in Southern Alberta, which may date back to around 1 000 BC

Part of an art form used by Aboriginal Peoples to express their views of the world around them. Petroglyphs are rock paintings that either communicate ideas or that are an attempt to communicate with the supernatural realm for advice or assistance. Some believe this Aboriginal art form is associated with the religious concept of the "vision-quest," a puberty rite or power-seeking ceremony. These paintings are believed to be "biographic" art forms through which the artist relates an event that may include human figures, weaponry, animals, tipis, horse tracks and other symbols. Examples of such paintings may be seen at sites such as Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park in Southern Alberta

Art found on small stones or utilitarian objects

Projectile Point

Refers to all weapon tips and includes large spear points, medium-sized dart points and small arrowheads