Galt Museum and Archives honoured with Blackfoot name
LETHBRIDGE, AB – The Galt Museum and Archives in Lethbridge has received a Blackfoot name.
Following an important journey with Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) Elders Bruce Wolf Child (Makoyiippookaa, Wolf Child) and Mary Fox (Mia’nistitsiiksiinaakii, Many Different Snake Woman), the Galt received the name Akaisamitohkanao’pa.
The Galt’s Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director Darrin Martens and Curator Aimee Benoit received the name on behalf of the organization on Monday, with Galt staff and Blackfoot guests in attendance. A drum circle and dancers followed the ceremony, along with a feast.
Martens said, “we at the museum are honoured to have received this special name as it speaks to the past, present and future of the institution and the space it occupies in Lethbridge.”