Support the Akitawmahkaiksi – “The Ones Who Travel”

Blackfeet Community College is introducing the Akitawmahkaiksi “The Ones Who Travel” — a student-led cultural exchange club committed to sharing and learning across Indigenous communities worldwide.

In May 2025, the Akitawmahkaiksi club hosted Ireland’s Youth Services Team for an immersive experience in Blackfeet territory. During their visit, the club shared cultural teachings, local traditions, and the stories that shape our community. This exchange laid the foundation for a long-term international partnership rooted in mutual respect, cultural understanding, and youth empowerment.

Now, they have been invited to travel to West Cork, Ireland, in September to participate in a creative residency centered on Irish Traveller culture. This opportunity will allow our students to represent the Blackfeet Nation abroad, exchange traditions with Irish youth, and continue building this powerful bridge between communities.

Your donation will support travel costs, lodging, and programming for the Akitawmahkaiksi. Together, we can empower our students to carry their culture across the ocean and return with new stories, relationships, and inspiration to share at home.

Support the journey. Support the Akitawmahkaiksi.

Akitawmahkaiksi (The Ones Who Travel)

By Blackfeet Community College

Akitawmahkaiksi (The Ones Who Travel)

Cultural Exchange Trip to Ireland

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