Explore Siksika through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Siksika in a sentence
Siksika meaning
A First Nation people belonging to the Blackfoot inhabiting southern Alberta.
Using Siksika
- The main meaning on this page is: A First Nation people belonging to the Blackfoot inhabiting southern Alberta.
- In the example corpus, siksika often appears in combinations such as: the siksika, siksika nation, siksika first.
Context around Siksika
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Siksika
- In this selection, "siksika" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cardston, speaking, term, nation, riding and elder stand out and add context to how "siksika" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the siksika nation also and and the siksika nations. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "siksika" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with siksika
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
U11 T6 Colts headed to Siksika on Jan. (8 words)
Not all parties have contestants or candidates in the Cardston-Siksika riding yet. (13 words)
The term Siksika, derived from Siksikáíkoan (a Blackfoot person), may also be used as self-identification. (16 words)
The Piegan are closely related to the Kainai Nation (also known as the "Blood Tribe"), and the Siksika Nation (also called the "Blackfoot Nation"); together they are sometimes collectively referred to as "the Blackfoot" or "the Blackfoot Confederacy ". (38 words)
The third annual Every Child Matters game will tell the story of Siksika elder Margaret Bad Boy, a woman who had no children of her own but is credited with helping raise more than 100 Blackfoot children. (37 words)
With the new electoral boundaries set, Cardston-Siksika is one of the largest agricultural cash-receipt ridings in the province when you factor in the potatoes, beets, cow/calf operators, feedlot alley etc. in the area. (36 words)
Example sentences (14)
He is Plains Cree from the Red Pheasant Cree Nation and a citizen of the Siksika Nation.
The third annual Every Child Matters game will tell the story of Siksika elder Margaret Bad Boy, a woman who had no children of her own but is credited with helping raise more than 100 Blackfoot children.
U11 T6 Colts headed to Siksika on Jan.
Chief Ouray Crowfoot of the Siksika Nation called the grant program “one step of many necessary steps” toward equitable access to appropriate health care services for his people.
He said in a place like Siksika, caution is important, especially with the makeup of an average household.
Siksika Health has tested more than 7,500 people since the end of March and has done contact tracing.
To some Plains peoples, such as the Blackfoot-speaking Siksika, Kainai (Blood) and the Piegan, beavers represented wisdom.
Joseph Schow has been hitting the provincial campaign trail as the UCP candidate for the Cardston-Siksika riding, and has been hearing some common themes in his door knocking.
With the new electoral boundaries set, Cardston-Siksika is one of the largest agricultural cash-receipt ridings in the province when you factor in the potatoes, beets, cow/calf operators, feedlot alley etc. in the area.
Not all parties have contestants or candidates in the Cardston-Siksika riding yet.
The Piegan are closely related to the Kainai Nation (also known as the "Blood Tribe"), and the Siksika Nation (also called the "Blackfoot Nation"); together they are sometimes collectively referred to as "the Blackfoot" or "the Blackfoot Confederacy ".
The term Siksika, derived from Siksikáíkoan (a Blackfoot person), may also be used as self-identification.
They are closely related to the Kainai (also known as the Blood) and the Siksika nations.
They were the largest of three Blackfoot-speaking groups that made up the Blackfoot Confederacy ; the Siksika and the Kainai were the others.
Common combinations with siksika
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: