Siksika

noun

Sik·​si·​ka

ˈsiksə̇kə

plural Siksika or Siksikas

1

a

: an Algonquian people of Montana and southern Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada

b

: a member of such people

2

a

: blackfoot

b

: blackfoot

Word History

Etymology

Blackfoot, from siksinam black + oqkatsh foot

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