
As a member of the Blackfeet Tribe located in Central Montana my Native Blackfeet name is Na To Ah Wa Pii which in the Blackfeet language in accordance to Blackfeet Elder and former respected Tribal Councilman George Kicking Woman, means “Holy Speaker"
My name Na To Ah Wa Pii "Holy Speaker" was given to me by my late father Earl Vielle. Who gave me the name Na To Ah Wa Pii as he told me the story of how he received my Blackfeet name through a dream he had concerning me. In my father’s dream he said was riding south on horseback from his cabin located three to four miles east of Divide mountain in what is known as the Fox Creek area on the Blackfeet Nation.
My father Earl also said that as he was riding south from his cabin two Blackfeet men dressed in the traditional Blackfeet regalia also on horseback road up to him coming from the west in the direction of Divide mountain. My father continued, as the two Blackfeet men approached my Dad when they came within shouting distance they called out to my Dad and said in the traditional Blackfeet language "Have you seen Na To Ah WA Pii?”, referring to me Leon Vielle.
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