Blackfoot Prayer for Siksika Nation and All People

Oki Siksika
The end of another calendar year can bring with it many reflections. As we say farewell to the 2021 calendar year, we ask you to join your prayers with ours: prayers for our people - for ALL people and all of creation.
Siksikawa, together we continue to show up to protect our people, our land, and our culture, and to care for our neighbours. As we reflect on this past year, let's recall our motto for resilience, hope, and action: SIKSIKA CARES. SIKSIKA STRONG.
Many thanks to Elder Ida Wells for this prayer for Siksika Nation, and to Jeanette Many Guns for putting together this video and sharing it with Siksika Health Services. Speaking and hearing our Blackfoot language, and living our Siksika Way of Life, make us #SiksikaStrong
We invite others to share your prayers as well, whether in a comment below (written, audio, video), or emailed to [e-mail], or even silently in your hearts.
Happy New Year, Siksikawa. Here's to another year of being #SiksikaStrong BECAUSE #SiksikaCares