blackfoot,idaho(its not indian name)
2007-02-10 12:19:24 · 5 answers · asked by L 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Actually you were wrong. It is the Blackfoot Indian tribe that the town is named after. If you look at history you will see that the Blackfoots travelled almost all over the entire country of the U.S.A. as well as parts of Canada. There are towns and locations named after particular members of one of the largest Indian tribes. The Blackfoots grew and expanded and were keen to travel. But in their most known time, they had settled in a particular region. The Blackfoot were fiercely independent and very successful warriors whose territory stretched from the North Saskatchewan River along what is now Edmonton, Alberta in Canada, to the Yellowstone River of Montana, and from the Rocky Mountains and along the Saskatchewan river past Regina. Blackfoot people were nomadic, following the buffalo herds.The Blackfoot maintained their traditional way of life based on hunting bison, until the near extinction of the bison by 1881 forced them to adapt their ways of life in response to the effects of the European settlers and their descendants. Eventually, they established a viable economy based on farming, ranching, and light industry, and their population has increased to about 16,000 in Canada and 15,000 in the U.S. today! It is no wonder there are many places named after them in some way or another. Blackfoot Idaho is just one more to add to the bunch.
2007-02-10 13:07:35 · answer #1 · answered by The Lonely Skywolf 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Blackfoot is an Indian tribal name and at one period in time, the Blackfoot did live in Idaho.
2007-02-10 20:29:20 · answer #2 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ever hear of the Blackfoot Indians.
2007-02-14 11:12:22 · answer #3 · answered by jerry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ever hear of the Blackfoot Indians.
2007-02-10 20:22:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The founder of the town was Elias Johnston, and one day he stepped into a large vat of tar. He liked to never get that stuff off his tootsies and he thought of the name, saying "if I can ever get rid of my Blackfeet, I might just like this here town!"
Well, needless to say the stuff wore off, but not his love for the rugged Idaho wilderness. Name stuck to this day.
I heard the whole story on the PBS show "This Day in Imaginary History."
2007-02-10 21:16:56 · answer #5 · answered by Lt. Dan reborn 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋