Sacred Bundles
These are bundles containing items handed to the blackfoot by the spirit beings. This is to renew connections with the spirits and ask help from the creator. When the bundles were not being used they were hung on the west wall of the tipi's. Above the inhabitants as they slept or sat. The bundles were items of great respect and handling. Every day, they were taken outside to be hung on tripods. They were moved throughout the day so they could face the sun. The blackfoot avoided the bundles out of respect, when they were near, they would be quite.
Sweet Grass Smudge
In this ritual, sage and sweet grass are burned to purify a person and banish the negativity. The sage is used to release the bad thoughts and emotions like anger or lust and the sweetgrass brings out all the positive energy. The smoke from the fire purifies the people and lets the prayers to be heard by the creator. Sweetgrass is used in prayers all over North America by aboriginals, it is thought to be a sacred plant. The sweet grass is appealing to the good spirits just as it is to us, it is pleasing and attractive. The smoke that is produced from burning the sweetgrass is fanned on the aboriginal people,objects and places to have good luck.
Prairie Chicken Society
This is a ceremony held in a long lodge and begins with the Pipe Ceremony. After this process, the man who pledges the dance begins singing his songs to the owner of the rattle while the others follow his lead. The dance is known to have a strong spiritual meaning. In a dream, the sponsor of the ceremony has to have received the instruction or vowed to hold the dance for a child in hopes to make the child have a longer life. The men would serve each guest throughout the night and the men that have not done that are required to bring gifts. These gifts are given to elders who in return give prayers to the dancers. An offering is also given to the spirits.
Pipe Ceremony
In the blackfoot culture, smoking pipe was considered a ritual/sacred ceremony. The pipes were always specially decorated, they were either carved with designs or applied with porcupine quill work. The pipes were most probably round or decorated beyond a very smooth polish. Pipe rituals were so common that every Blackfoot family had a pipe in their possession. The pipes were structured by skilled women or men who were paid a horse for making a pipe.