Category Archives: Blackfeet Reservation

SOAR

American Indians comprise 6.2% of the population in Montana, but represent about approximately 17% of the motor vehicle crash deaths in the state each year. In an effort to spread the safety message in Tribal communities, Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) developed the Safe On All Roads (SOAR) program. This is a traffic safety education […]

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Women 4 Wellness

Posted on July 31, 2017 SKCCPW (Salish Kootenai College Center for Prevention and Wellness) Mission The mission of the Center for Prevention & Wellness (CPW) is to provide culturally relevant programs aimed at improving the health and wellness of all community members including American Indians. They provide education and direct services with respect for the […]

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CRL Health and Fitness

  Fitness classes specifically designed with Plains Tribal People in mind. While working to become a medical doctor, Lita Pepion began to realize that many of the health problems in Indian Country result from human behaviors and cannot be “fixed” by IHS doctors.  Lita realized that the knowledge and motivation of Native people on Indian reservations […]

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