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April 14, 2026
Chief and Council legal update on the April 10, 2026 Court stay protecting consultation and Treaty rights.
Piikani Nation, with Blackfoot and other First Nation partners, secured a Court stay that pauses key steps in Alberta's separation petition process while judicial review addresses consultation duties and constitutional issues.
Iron Shirt Culture and Heritage Society and Blackfeet Eco Knowledge, with the University of Montana, host a free two-day conference in Missoula on Blackfoot archaeology, traditional knowledge, and community presentations—including an evening banquet on May 19.
Piikani Nation invites members and allies to an LNID Canal consultation and consent gathering to discuss concerns about canal repairs, water by-law recognition, and environmental protection.
Elected leaders across the Assembly of Treaty Chiefs (AOTC) identify the Alberta UCP as the leader of the separatist movement stoking division and undermining stewardship over Treaty lands.
Lands Department will issue Spring 2026 land rental payments on March 30, 2026 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM; bring government-issued ID or coordinate pick up by email, letter, or mail-out forms (mandatory).
Guardians and Stewards
The Piikani Nation are stewards, guardians and keepers of the land presently known as North America and have been since time immemorial. We refer to this today as our Ancestral Territory, or simply our Territory. We do not refer to this area as “traditional territory”. According to our stories, ceremonies and songs, the Piikani’s territory stretched as far north as the North Saskatchewan River, extending south to the Yellow Stone area; our presence was known far west into the Rocky Mountains and as far east as the Great Lakes
DISCLAIMER
It should be noted that the map depicting the boundaries of Piikani Nation's territory should be interpreted as a snapshot in time of what is an evolving understanding of the lands our ancestors occupied and is currently being explored and affirmed of occupation, spiritual and cultural significance and use, at the present time. Maps are inherently colonial constructs that seek to delineate and separate areas that are arbitrarily assigned to one group or another, on lands inherent to the Piikani people. This map does not abrogate or relinquish Piikani's Rights to their existing lands past, present or future.
FOOTSTEPS OF OUR PIIKANI ANCESTORS
Map data and accompanying text provided by Piikani Consultation.