Blackfoot logo translates reconciliation in LPS values
Blackfoot logo translates reconciliation in LPS values

By Alexandra Noad, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Lethbridge Police Service has unveiled a logo commissioned to visually represent the organization’s values in the Blackfoot language. The project was initiated by Trissly Blackwater, a summer student for the police service. She saw the values of the LPS every day and was reminded of her own Blackfoot values-Niisitapi. “They teach us how to treat others and our surroundings within the community,” Blackwater said Friday during the unveiling at the police station. “And so basically what our Blackfoot values teach us is how to be a real person.” The commission took two years to make and to be approved. Blackwater wanted to make sure things were done in the correct manner. “We wanted to make sure that we were going in the

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