{"product_id":"chief-mountain","title":"Chief Mountain","description":"\u003cp\u003e36” x 70” Oil on Canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\"\u003eThe Blackfeet name is \u003cb data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\"\u003eNínaiistáko\u003c\/b\u003e (you’ll see several English spellings). It rises dramatically from the plains along the eastern edge of Glacier National Park and the Blackfeet Reservation. For the Blackfoot Confederacy, it has helped define their homeland for millennia and is regarded as a place of immense spiritual power and ancient knowledge. Some traditional accounts describe it as \u003cb data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\"\u003ethe oldest spirit among the mountains\u003c\/b\u003e, with Blackfeet creation traditions connected to it. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"18.719999\"\u003eThe Mountain of Thunder\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\"\u003eOne of the most fascinating traditions connects Nínaiistáko with \u003cb data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\"\u003eThunder\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\"\u003eBlackfeet\/Métis scholar Rosalyn LaPier records that Chief Mountain was understood as the home of \u003cb data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\"\u003eKsistsikomípi’kssi\u003c\/b\u003e, a supernatural Thunderbird-like being. Its opening eyes brought lightning; the movement of its wings brought thunder. Thunder governed forces including thunder, lightning, fire and rain. it is a place where the \u003cb data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\"\u003ephysical and spiritual worlds meet\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Corwin Galleries","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54567162085600,"sku":null,"price":12000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0432\/3062\/5955\/files\/IMG_8587.jpg?v=1788047784","url":"https:\/\/corwingalleries.com\/products\/chief-mountain","provider":"Corwin Galleries","version":"1.0","type":"link"}