Blood

1. A tribe of the Blackfoot confederacy inhabiting southern Alberta.
2. A member of this tribe.

Blood has a rich and complex symbology and can represent any number of different kinds of human experiences. Because of certain familiar experiences and metaphors, many of these do not require explanation (e.g., menstrual blood may symbolize fertility; one can be "bled dry"; one may have "blood on one's hands"). Blood often represents vitality and the life force. Images of confused, bloody violence often occur in the dreams of people undergoing some sort of emotional upheaval.