The Latest Breaking News from Blackfeet Indian Reservation

Blackfeet Nation challenges Montana ban on vaccine mandates as infringement on sovereignty

J.R. Myers’ frustration grew as he read the email: To attend a local economic development council meeting in Browning — the largest community on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana — he had to bring proof he was vaccinated against COVID-19.

Tribune News Service · Nov 17, 2022

Montana’s Blackfeet tribe to use dogs to sniff out disease and contaminants

BROWNING, Mont. — Kenneth Cook used a mallet and a chisel to crack into a pig’s skull in the gravel driveway outside his home on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana.

Tribune News Service · Jul 5, 2022

Tribal leaders sound the alarm after fentanyl overdoses spike at Blackfeet Nation

After 17 overdoses — including four deaths — this spring, Indigenous leaders in Montana and surrounding states look for ways to stop the fentanyl crisis and provide more treatment and care.

WEKU · Jun 1, 2022