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Anthony Henday of the Hudson's Bay Company ( HBC ) met a large Niitsitapi group in 1754 in what is now Alberta.
The first known meeting with European Americans came in 1806 with the Lewis and Clark expedition.
They had embarked on mapping the Missouri River for the United States government and were confronted by Niitsitapi warriors.
Meriwether Lewis explained to the warriors that the United States government wanted peace with all Indian nations.
The warriors knew that the expedition had traded guns to their enemies, the Shoshone and the Nez Perce.
They attempted to steal guns from Lewis ’ men and in the ensuing struggle, one warrior was fatally stabbed and another shot by Lewis and presumed killed.
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