This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Story of the Blackfeet fueled by smallpox and change
A historical portrait traces the Blackfeet Nation from a powerful northwest tribe to a smaller mixed-blood community on a compact reservation west of Glacier National Park. It notes smallpox decimation, Carlisle influence, prominent red leaders like Buck and Bird families, the rise of Browning as capital, and the blend of traditional culture with modern commerce and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
Northwest
Missouri
Milk Rivers
Yellowstone River
America
American Fur Company
Blackfeet
Spirit Land
Blackfeet Reservation
Glacier Park
Carlisle
Charles W. Buck
North Country
Buck
Deverauxs
John J. Galbraith
Levi Bird
Stuart Hazlett
Browning Review
Francis X. Guardipee
Chief Coward
Baker
Coward
Curley Bear
United States
Malcolm Clark
Indian Department
Hazlett
Charles Buck
Carlisle Taught