thumb|right|200px|shield of the kainai nation the kainai nation (or kÃ¡Ã­nawa, or blood tribe) is a first nation band government in southern alberta, canada with a population of 7,437 members in 2005,alberta municipal affairs - 2005 official population list - indian registered population. december 2005. retrieved on 24 september 2006. akÃ¡Ã­naa translates directly to "many chief" (from akÃ¡ - "many" and nÃ­naa - "chief") while kÃ¡Ã­na translates directly to "many chief people." the enemy plains cree called the kainai miko-ew - "stained with blood", i.e. "the bloodthirsty, cruel", therefore, the common english name for the tribe is the "blood tribe." the kainai speak a language of the algonquian linguistic group; their dialect is closely related to those of the siksika and peigan. they are one of 3 nations comprising the blackfoot confederacy. at the time treaties such as treaty 7 were signed, the kainai were situated on the oldman, belly, and st. mary rivers west of lethbridge, alberta. the kainai reserve blood 148 is currently the largest in canada with 3,852 inhabitants statistics canada - 2001 census aboriginal population profile on 1,414.03&nbsp;kmÂ² and is located approximately 200 kilometres south of calgary. as of december 2013 the kanai nation had a total registered population of 11,791 people.blood tribe registered population - aboriginal affairs and northern development canada - http://pse5-esd5.ainc-inac.gc.ca/fnp/main/search/fnregpopulation.aspx?band_number=435&lang=eng == government == the kainai nation is governed by an elected council of twelve to fifteen, with one chief. the term of office is four years. historical chiefs of the kainai are below: * last of the hereditary chiefs traditional chief jim shot both sides (1956â1980) * chief roy fox (1980â1996) * chief chris shade (1996â2004) * chief charles weasel head (2004âpresent)  image:immagine-catlin1.jpg|stu-mick-o-sÃºcks, buffalo bull's back fat, head chief, blood tribe, 1832 by george catlin  image:chief of the blood indians war chief of the piekann indians and koutani indian 0079v.jpg|chief of the blood indians, war chief of the piekann indians and koutani indi
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