FOUNDER'S STATEMENT

Given the hundreds of generations' connection to our homelands, biosystems, people, and the placebased nature of our work, we are establishing Piikani Lodge Health Institute as a permanent physical entity or “anchor organization” within the Blackfeet Nation and inviting long-standing partners to co-create a Nation building, community-led hub of training, research, and programmatic activities devoted to the Blackfeet people and their homelands, yet with access for all Montanans and beyond.

Our mission is centered on restoring the holistic state of health once experienced by America’s Indigenous people and the ecosystems surrounding them, which includes meaningful work that strengthens the sustainability and productivity of people and lands, rebuilding community assets, and restoring mental and physical health.

KIM PAUL, MIISAMI SAPAI YI

AKI, LONG TIME CHARGING WOMAN

Piikani Lodge Health Institute, Executive Director