Blackfeet Nation

Working Dogs for Conservation trainer Michele Vasquez clips a vest onto Charlie, a Labrador retriever, to let him know he's working. Dogs like Charlie will help sniff out chronic wasting disease in deer and elk scat. They will also help find mink and otte

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Environment
Health & Safety

Dogs are sniffing out disease in animals vital to traditions of the Blackfeet tribe

10:04am June 29, 2022

by Aaron Bolton

Montana's Blackfeet Nation is experimenting with a new way to detect chronic wasting disease in animals and toxic substances in plants used by tribal members for food and cultural practices.

Cyclists take a break on Glacier National Park's Going-To-The Sun road.

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Health & Safety

Blackfeet Nation Welcomes Back Tourists After Risky Shutdown Pays Off

4:38pm June 22, 2021

by Aaron Bolton

When the tribe closed some the roads to Glacier National Park, businesses worried for their future. But it worked, and with one of the nation's highest COVID-19 vaccination rates, they've reopened.