THE BLACKFEET LANDS COLLECTIVE (BLC)

Piikani Lodge Health Institute (PLHI) supports several projects specific to conservation on Blackfeet lands. These efforts fall under PLHI's conservation arm, the Blackfeet Lands Collective (BLC), a Native-founded and led group that collaborates with community-based natural resource partners engaging in conversations regarding conservation within Blackfeet traditional homelands.

BLC actions are informed by a Blackfeet Conservation Area Feasibility Study (BCAFS) which is designed to identify the limitations and opportunities regarding conservation and tourism within Blackfeet lands. The BCAFS has also facilitated the collection of key resources needed for community outreach including supporting Indigenous natural resource leadership.

With Tribal Council leadership, the Blackfeet Lands Collective initiated a conservation easement of 70,000 acres along the Rocky Mountain Front and was the architect of a forestry carbon sequestration credit agreement that will bring over $100 million dollars to the Blackfeet Nation over 40 years.