Traditional Blackfeet religion and the sacred Badger-Two Medicine wildlands
Vest JH. 1988. Traditional Blackfeet religion and the sacred Badger-Two Medicine wildlands. Journal of Law and Religion. 6(2):455-489
The U. S. Forest Service has proposed oil and gas development for wildlands adjacent to the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Glacier National Park, and the Bob Marshall wilderness. In response, traditional Blackfeet tribesmen have argued that these Badger-Two Medicine wildlands are sacred and essential to their traditional religion. In this essay, I document the Blackfeet Tradition and explore the religious significance of these wildlands. Investigating several myths germane to the Badger-Two Medicine wildlands, I conclude that the area is sacred and essential to traditional Blackfeet religion.