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This Site
Dedicated to the Kainai Tribe
KAINAI:
literally means "Many
Chiefs". The story is this; A Blackfoot
entered a Kainai camp many years ago and
asked for the chief. All present
replied with "I am". The Blackfoot then
replied; "I will call you the tribe of
many chiefs".
BLOOD:
Supposedly the reason the
Kainai tribe were called Blood came from
as far back as the first traders. These
traders named the People "Blood" because
of the red ocre they used on their faces
and on their ceremonial objects.
LOCATION:
The Kainaiwa reserve
is the largest in Canada, approximately
200 km south of Calgary Canada.
CHIEF: The
Current chief is,
"Chief Chris Shade
We are always searching for
more sites that deal specifically with
the Kainai Tribe, so please email us
with any other sites you think should be
added.
Blood Indian Reserve
P.O. Box 60
Standoff, AB
TOL 1Y0
Phone: (403) 737-3573
Fax: (403) 737-2336
