雖然開放給大眾的黑足族數位圖書館近幾年才開始籌備，但是這個計畫其實是一百多年前就開始的紀實工作成果，將kitawahsinnoon地區數千年以來的生活傳統整理、擴充而成。黑足族數位圖書館是為了原住民祖先akaitapii而成立，感謝他們意識到殖民對部落造成之遽變，為了後代的福祉著想，因而將部落知識先行紀錄下來。圖書館收藏了曾散於世界各地的田野調查筆記、照片和紀錄，同時也對誤解黑足族人生活經驗與方式的出版品作出回應。

Although the endeavor to create a publicly accessible Blackfoot-centric library is recent, this project is ultimately the outcome of documentary work that began more than a century ago, and which elaborates on a knowledge base that emerged through a continuity of many thousands of years living in kitawahsinnoon. The Blackfoot Digital Library is both indebted and dedicated to akaitapii – our ancestors who observed the radical changes being forced upon our communities in the context of colonization, and who took it upon themselves to record their knowledge for the benefit of future generations. This is our opportunity to bring home the field notes, photographs, and recordings that have been spread all over the world; to respond to publications that have misinterpreted and misrepresented our experiences and our way of life.