We made it to Heart Butte, MT! It took lots of driving through beautiful country (that all starts to look the same after awhile!) I know why they call Montana "Big Sky" country- you can see for miles and miles! It is curious how anyone ever gets to know one another- you'd have to drive 5 miles to see your next door neighbor!
We did make it to the reservation on time and how great it is to be here! One of the college interns took us to the top of the "heart"- a peak (butte) with a heart shape on the side. The view was breathtaking! We met a few local people tonight- one lady told us a lot about the tribe, although she is a member of the Flathead tribe on the other side of the mountains. Her husband is Blackfeet. She registered her children as Flatheads because each tribe member gets $1200 a year from the Casino profits. Blackfeet get about $75. And most have no other source of income other than government welfare. No wonder alcoholism and depression are rampant.
The sun started to set about 9:30 tonight and it was light until almost 10:30pm. They say the sun rises here at 4:30am! We'll see soon!
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