The Blackfeet Indian Reservation is home to the 17,321-member Blackfeet Nation, one of the 10 largest tribes in the United States. Established by treaty in 1855, the reservation is located in northwest Montana.

OUR WATER RIGHTS

The Blackfeet Water Compact is the result of a decades-long process that confirms the tribe’s Winters water rights and the tribe’s jurisdiction and authority over its water. The compact provides the tribe with significant rights to water that will allow us to put our water to use and develop a long-term sustainable economy into the future.

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OUR GOVERNMENT

Read about Blackfeet Nation’s governing body.

TRIBAL RESOURCES

Download important tribal forms and documents.

TRIBAL DIRECTORY

Contact tribal departments, services, and businesses.

Latest News

Hydraulic Model and Municipal, Rural and Industrial (MR&I) Master Plan

The Blackfeet Nation and the Blackfeet Water Department (BWD) are partnering with some of the most trusted and experienced engineers in the state of Montana, in order to study our existing water system and deliver crucial improvements.

Blackfeet Tribal Business Council Minutes | Approved April 4, 2024

Read the approved minutes from Blackfeet Tribal Business Council sessions from March 1-27, 2024.

Blackfeet Tribal Business Council Minutes | Approved March 14, 2024

Read the approved minutes from Blackfeet Tribal Business Council sessions from February 1-28, 2024.

Bureau of Reclamation, Blackfeet Tribe approve construction for water system

"The Bureau of Reclamation and the Blackfeet Tribe agreed on a $2.2 million contract for the first face of construction on a Municipal, Rural and Industrial System (MR&I). The project will focus on the Heart Butte Water Tank and aims to bolster water access and distribution in tribal lands."