In July of 1806, Captain Meriwether Lewis and three of his companions had a violent confrontation with the Blackfeet, resulting in at least one dead warrior. This encounter would lead to strained ...

Feb. 12—"ōk̇ii niisṫoō ǐǐnnōk̇´ ṗiik̇ǔnii niṫtsin´k̇ǎasim o´nōk̇īyk̇ǔṫtsis, nitṫīyǎaṗiitsin´k̇ǎasim," Robert Hall speaks in Blackfoot. This is how he introduces himself in his native language, ...

The American bison’s homecoming to Montana was not only a triumph of nature, but it was also the start of a cultural renaissance for Native Americans in the northwest. Once populating the grassy ...