Atsina

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The Atsina, also known as the Gros Ventre of the Prairie, are a Native American people of the Northern Plains historically associated with the Algonquian-speaking cultural and linguistic group.

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Atsina canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Algonquian-speaking people
Indigenous people of the Great Plains
Native American people
alternateName Gros Ventre
Gros Ventre of the Prairie
causeOfPopulationDecline epidemic diseases
loss of bison herds
warfare
ceremony Sun Dance
continent North America
country Canada
United States
culturalArea Plains Indians
culturalRevitalizationEffort language revitalization programs
traditional arts and crafts preservation
currentPopulationLocation Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, Montana
ethnographicCategory Plains Algonquian people
linked to: Plains Algonquian
ethnologueCode ats
federallyRecognizedTribeName Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana
federallyRecognizedTribeWith Assiniboine
governingBody Fort Belknap Indian Community Council
historicalAlly Assiniboine
Blackfoot Confederacy
linked to: Blackfoot
historicalEnemy Crow
Lakota
historicalLinguisticGroup Algonquian-speaking cultural group
historicalPeriodOfHorseCulture 18th century
language Atsina language
languageFamily Algonquian languages
languageStatus severely endangered
nativeName Aaniiih
linked to: A’aninin

A’aninin
notableEconomicActivityOnReservation agriculture
ranching
populationTrend declined after European contact
primaryReservation Fort Belknap Indian Reservation
region Northern Plains
linked to: Great Plains
relatedEthnicGroup Assiniboine
Blackfoot
Cree
religion traditional Plains spiritual practices
traditionalHousing tipi
traditionalSubsistence bison hunting
horse culture
traditionalTerritory Alberta
Montana
Saskatchewan
treatySignatoryWith United States government
UNESCOLanguageStatus severely endangered

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