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is the agency headquarters
for the 1.5 million-acre Blackfeet Indian Reservation.
Blackfeet Indians are Montana's largest Indian
tribe. Although today the majority of the Blackfeet
on the reservation live much like the residents
of any western community, they have maintained
many of their cultural traditions.
Painted tipis, colorful feather
headdresses and beaded deerskin costumes are
used on special occasions such as the North
American Indian Days Celebration. North American
Indian Days are held behind the museum on the
powwow grounds during the second week in July.
The Heart Butte Indian Days
are held in August. The main attraction is the
Museum of the Plains Indian, near the intersection
of US Highways 2 and 89. A comprehensive collection
of cultural artifacts and exhibits is professionally
displayed at the museum. A gift shop features
a wide variety of authentic, contemporary Native
American art and jewelry. Bob Scriver, nationally
known sculptor is owner and curator of the Museum
Montana Wildlife and Hall of Bronze, which houses
his combined love of wildlife and sculptured
art. The studio features, dioramas, 30 large
John Fery oil paintings of Glacier National
Park and Bob Scriver's original bronze sculptures.
The Blackfeet Historic Site
Tours feature a reflection of the rich and varied
history of the Blackfeet people representing
a unique crosssection of tribal life from prehistoric
time to the present. Sites include: Sun Dance,
Buffalo Jumps, Tipi Rings, Old North Trail,
Old Agency and the Starvation Winter of 1883-84,
Holy Family Mission, Meriwether Lewis meets
the Blackfeet, Fort Shaw and Fort McLeod Road.
Half-day and full-day minibus tours are offered,
personally guided by a Blackfeet interpreter.
The tours start at the Museum of the Plains
Indian and cover portions of the Blackfeet Nation
with historic and cultural interest.
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