A conceptual anatomy of the Blackfoot world.

The title of this paper, a conventional means for framing our subject matter, should be recognized first of all as employing an honest deception, an acknowledged degree of inconsistency--for it is a complete contradiction of terms. We shall certainly examine some prominent axioms of thought inherent in the construction of a typical Blackfoot (1) utterance, what could amount to a few of the essential considerations for any significant investigation into the workings of a Blackfoot metaphysics. And such a theme does indeed promise to delve into the more covert schemas that flourish