thumb|Chief Mountain is sacred to the Blackfoot. The mountain marks the boundary between the Blackfoot reservation in Montana and Glacier National Park. The Blackfoot continue many cultural traditions of the past and hope to extend their ancestors' traditions to their children. They want to teach their children the Pikuni language as well as other traditional knowledge. In the early 20th century, a white woman named Frances Densmore helped the Blackfoot record their language. During the 1950s and 1960s, few Blackfoot spoke the Pikuni language. In order to save their language, the Blackfoot Council asked elders who still knew the language to teach it. The elders had agreed and succeeded in reviving the language, so today the children can learn Pikuni at school or at home. In 1994, the Blackfoot Council accepted Pikuni as the official language.
thumb|chief mountain is sacred to the blackfoot the mountain marks the boundary between the blackfoot reservation in montana and glacier national park the blackfoot continue many cultural traditions of the past and hope to extend their ancestors' traditions to their children they want to teach their children the pikuni language as well as other traditional knowledge in the early 20th century a white woman named frances densmore helped the blackfoot record their language during the 1950s and 1960s few blackfoot spoke the pikuni language in order to save their language the blackfoot council asked elders who still knew the language to teach it the elders had agreed and succeeded in reviving the language so today the children can learn pikuni at school or at home in 1994 the blackfoot council accepted pikuni as the official language