Ward Sspomitapi
SS-POH-ME-TAH-PEE

Sspomitapi means Star Person and originates from the language of the Blackfoot people. It was gifted to the City by iyiniw iskwewak wihtwawin (a committee of Indigenous matriarchs) and is representative of the Manitou Stone.

The Blackfoot have many stories that acknowledge the sky and the stars, often called Sky Beings. The Blackfoot teachings tell us that the Manitou Stone was sent to earth by Napi (Creator) and established a reciprocal relationship between the Blackfoot people and the bison that roamed the land.

This same sense of mutual, cooperative interchange sets the example for enhancing our reciprocal relationships in building strong communities.