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Native Ground

FOR NEARLY FOUR DECADES THE Blackfeet Nation has fought off attempts to drill for oil and gas in Montana’s Badger-Two Medicine area. Nestled in a national forest beside Glacier National Park, the region’s sweeping valleys, rivers, and wetlands—almost entirely unmarred by roads—form the setting of the Blackfeet creation story and host tribal ceremonies today.

After winning the latest battle last June, when a federal court threw out the industry’s remaining lease there, the tribe now

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