Assiniboine
Two Assiniboine warriors, painted by Karl Bodmer in the 1840s | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 3,500 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Canada (Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta) United States (North Dakota and Montana) | |
| Languages | |
| Assiniboine, English | |
| Religion | |
| Indigenous religion, Sun Dance, Native American Church, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Dakota, Nakota (Stoney) |
| Nakota / Nakoda / Nakona "ally / friend" | |
|---|---|
| Person | Nakóda |
| People | Nakón Oyáde |
| Language | Nakón Iyábi Nakón Wíyutabi |
| Country | Nakón Mąkóce |
The Assiniboine (/əˈsɪnɪbɔɪn/ ə-SIN-ih-boyn) are an Indigenous people of the Northern Plains. They are a First Nations in Canada, where they primarily live in Saskatchewan, with some living in Alberta and southwestern Manitoba, and they are a Native American people in the United States, where they primarily live in northern Montana, with some living in western North Dakota.
In the 18th century, the Assiniboine were part of the Iron Confederacy with the Cree.