The Galt Museum and Archives in Lethbridge, Alta., is partnering with a longtime educator to bring free Blackfoot language lessons to the public.

"I think those kinds of events really show that it's not just talk, it's not just a handshake.”

City council voted unanimously on Monday afternoon to adopt the traditional Blackfoot greeting, something the city said is as an important step towards honouring the original peoples of the land the city is built on.