Amskapi Pikuni: The Blackfeet People

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Written in collaboration with Blackfoot tribal historians and educators| Amskapi Pikuni: The Blackfeet People portrays a strong native nation fighting for two centuries against domination by Anglo invaders. The Blackfeet endured bungling| corrupt| and drunken agents; racist schoolteachers; and a federal Indian Bureau that failed to disburse millions of dollars owed to the tribe. Located on a reservation in Montana cut and cut again to give land to white ranchers| the Blackfeet adapted to complete loss of their staple food| bison a collapse of what had been a sustainable economy throughout their history. Despite all of these challenges| the nation held to its values and continues to proudly preserve its culture.”