Fall 2025 Launch: Piikani Culture Club Begins at BFCC

October 27, 2025

Blackfeet Community College is excited to invite students to join the newly formed Piikani Culture Club, an opportunity to connect with our identity as Niitsitapi, learn traditional ways of life, and strengthen cultural pride within our campus community.

First Meeting Details

  • Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025

  • Time: 12:00 PM (Noon)

  • Location: Beaver Painted Lodge Room 122

This club is designed to bring students together to explore the Piikani way of life through hands-on learning, community connection, and storytelling from Knowledge Keepers and Elders.

What Students Can Expect

Members of the Piikani Culture Club will have the opportunity to participate in:

  • Teachings from Elders and Knowledge Keepers

  • Field trips to cultural and historical Piikani sites

  • Traditional arts and crafts instruction

  • Language learning

  • Songs, drumming, and hand games

This is more than a club—it is a movement to honor who we are as Piikani people, while empowering the next generation to carry our values forward.

Why Join?

Joining the Piikani Culture Club allows students to:

  • Reconnect with cultural roots and ancestral knowledge

  • Build meaningful friendships within the Niitsitapi community

  • Develop traditional skills and cultural literacy

  • Strengthen pride in identity and share that knowledge with others

Contact for More Information

For questions or to get involved, please contact:
Treyace YellowOwl
18treyace.yo@bfcc.edu