Kainai Nation

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The Kainai Nation (or Káínawa, or Blood Tribe) belongs to the Blackfeet Confederacy, consisting of the Blackfeet, Blood, and Piegan Tribes.

Ancestral Homeland: Northern Plains of the United States, southern Canada.

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Tribal Headquarters

 * Kainai (Blood) Tribe Official Website

Brief Timeline

 * 1836: Diphtheria epidemic
 * 1837: Smallpox epidemic; two-thirds of the tribe perished
 * 1855 October 17
 * 1855: Treaty created a reservation in Montana
 * 1869: Smallpox epidemic
 * 1874: Many left the United States and migrated to Canada
 * 1878: Sign Treaty No.7 with Canada, placing each of the tribes on a single reservation in Alberta, Canada
 * 1881: The Blood return to the Canadian reservation after living in the U.S. for a few years.

Tribal conflicts with: Cree, Crow, and Sioux

Reservation
A track of land set aside for the occupation and use by American Indians.

Records
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:


 * Allotment records
 * Annuity rolls
 * Census records
 * Correspondence
 * Health records
 * Reports
 * School census and records
 * Vital records

The Blood Indian Tribe was under the jurisdiction of the following agency and Superintendencies

Blackfeet Agency

Montana Superintendency

Washington Superintendency

Central Superintendency

Dakota Superintendency

Idaho Superintendency

Treaty

 * 1855 October 17

Important Websites

 * Kainai (Blood) Tribe Official Website
 * Kainai Nation (Blood) Wikipedia

For Further Reading
See For Further Reading.