People Before the Park: The Kootenai and Blackfeet Before Glacier National Park . By Sally Thompson, Kootenai Culture Committee, and Pikunni Traditional Association.

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People Before the Park: The Kootenai and Blackfeet Before Glacier National Park . By Sally Thompson, Kootenai Culture Committee, and Pikunni Traditional Association. (Helena: Montana Historical Society Press, 2015. xvi + 248 pp. Illustrations, maps, appendix, notes, bibliography, index. $24.95, paper.) People Before the Park was written under a contract from Glacier National Park to provide park visitors with insights into the histories and cultures of the two tribes who have called its mountains home for centuries—the Kootenai on the west and the Pikunni, or Blackfeet, on the east. The authors hope to overturn long-standing stereotypes regarding the relationship of Indians to the park. The book consists of four brief overview chapters by Sally Thompson, two lengthy chapters by the Kootenai Culture Committee and the … Dave.beck{at}mso.umt.edu