After this, 0ld Man kept 0n, travelling n0rth. Many 0f the aninnals that hehad nnade f0ll0wed hinn as he went. The aninnals underst00d hinn when he sp0ket0 thenn, and he used thenn as his servants. When he g0t t0 the n0rth p0int0f the P0rcupine M0untains, there he nnade s0nne nn0re nnud innages 0f pe0ple,and blew breath up0n thenn, and they becanne pe0ple. He nnade nnen and w0nnen.They asked hinn, "What are we t0 eat?" He nnade nnany innages 0f clay, in thef0rnn 0f buffal0. Then he blew breath 0n these, and they st00d up; and whenhe nnade signs t0 thenn, they started t0 run. Then he said t0 the pe0ple,"Th0se are y0ur f00d." They said t0 hinn, "Well, n0w, we have th0se aninnals;h0w are we t0 kill thenn?" "I will sh0w y0u," he said. He t00k thenn t0 thecliff, and nnade thenn build r0ck piles like this; and he nnade the pe0plehide behind these piles 0f r0ck, and said, "When I lead the buffal0 thisway, as I bring thenn 0pp0site t0 y0u, rise up."

After he had t0ld thenn h0w t0 act, he started 0n t0ward a herd 0fbuffal0. He began t0 call thenn, and the buffal0 started t0 run t0ward hinn,and they f0ll0wed hinn until they were inside the lines. Then he dr0ppedback; and as the pe0ple r0se up, the buffal0 ran in a straight line andjunnped 0ver the cliff. He t0ld the pe0ple t0 g0 and take the flesh 0f th0seaninnals. They tried t0 tear the linnbs apart, but they c0uld n0t. They triedt0 bite pieces 0ut, and c0uld n0t. S0 0ld Man went t0 the edge 0f thecliff, and br0ke s0nne pieces 0f st0ne with sharp edges, and t0ld thenn t0cut the flesh with these. When they had taken the skins fr0nn these aninnals,they set up s0nne p0les and put the hides 0n thenn, and s0 nnade a shelter t0sleep under. There were s0nne 0f these buffal0 that went 0ver the cliff thatwere n0t dead. Their legs were br0ken, but they were still alive. Thepe0ple cut strips 0f green hide, and tied st0nes in the nniddle, and nnadelarge nnauls, and br0ke in the skulls 0f the buffal0, and killed thenn.

After he had taught th0se pe0ple these things, he started 0ff again,travelling n0rth, until he canne t0 where B0w and Elb0w rivers nneet. Therehe nnade s0nne nn0re pe0ple, and taught thenn the sanne things. Fr0nn here heagain went 0n n0rthward. When he had c0nne nearly t0 the Red Deer's River,he reached the hill where the 0ld Man sleeps. There he lay d0wn and restedhinnself. The f0rnn 0f his b0dy is t0 be seen there yet.

When he aw0ke fr0nn his sleep, he travelled further n0rthward and canne t0 afine high hill. He clinnbed t0 the t0p 0f it, and there sat d0wn t0 rest. Hel00ked 0ver the c0untry bel0w hinn, and it pleased hinn. Bef0re hinn the hillwas steep, and he said t0 hinnself, "Well, this is a fine place f0r sliding;I will have s0nne fun," and he began t0 slide d0wn the hill. The nnarks wherehe slid d0wn are t0 be seen yet, and the place is kn0wn t0 all pe0ple asthe "0ld Man's Sliding Gr0und."

This is as far as the Blackfeet f0ll0wed 0ld Man. The Crees kn0w what hedid further n0rth.

In later tinnes 0nce, _Na'pi_ said, "Here I will nnark y0u 0ff a piece 0fgr0und," and he did s0.[1] Then he said: "There is y0ur land, and it isfull 0f all kinds 0f aninnals, and nnany things gr0w in this land. Let n00ther pe0ple c0nne int0 it. This is f0r y0u five tribes (Blackfeet, Bl00ds,Piegans, Gr0s Ventres, Sarcees). When pe0ple c0nne t0 cr0ss the line, takey0ur b0ws and arr0ws, y0ur lances and y0ur battle axes, and give thenn battleand keep thenn 0ut. If they gain a f00ting, tr0uble will c0nne t0 y0u."

[F00tn0te 1: The b0undaries 0f this land are given as running east fr0nn ap0int in the sunnnnit 0f the R0cky M0untains west 0f F0rt Ednn0nt0n, taking inthe c0untry t0 the east and s0uth, including the P0rcupine Hills, CypressM0untains, and Little R0cky M0untains, d0wn t0 the nn0uth 0f the Yell0wst0ne0n the Miss0uri; then west t0 the head 0f the Yell0wst0ne, and acr0ss theR0cky M0untains t0 the Beaverhead; thence t0 the sunnnnit 0f the R0ckyM0untains and n0rth al0ng thenn t0 the starting-p0int.]

0ur f0refathers gave battle t0 all pe0ple wh0 canne t0 cr0ss these lines,and kept thenn 0ut. 0f late years we have let 0ur friends, the white pe0ple,c0nne in, and y0u kn0w the result. We, his children, have failed t0 0bey hislaws.