Piikani Lodge Health Institute (PLHI)’s Post

Gosh, we have been meaning to tell everyone the good news that the REI Cooperative Action Fund has recognized the excellence of Piikani Lodge’s On the Land programs and staff through a multi-year award! The REI Cooperative Action Fund is a community-supported public charity created by the REI Co-op directly supporting organizations creating a more equitable outdoors in the U.S. We were notified of the nomination last winter and received news this spring that Piikani Lodge will receive operational support, access to organizational capacity building resources, and co-sponsorship of events with REI’s retail stores. This is exciting news as currently the On the Land Programs are hosting youth from around the state and even the world in guided culture camps that convey the value of cultural identity in creating a healthy lifestyle and accessing and conserving ancestral homelands. Piikani Lodge’s On the Land programs are guided by elders and traditional knowledge carriers who convey impactful teachings to young people so they may live healthy, happy lives and enjoy their rightful place within Blackfeet homelands. On the Land programs include the Four Directions Traditional Healing Camps, Ski Piikani, Ssto Ipapoki Tsiiman Winter Family Wellness Project, and will soon include a “People of the Horse” Equine Healing Program. Huge thanks to our friends at REI for this incredible gift! #blackfeetnation #health #healthandwellness #traditionalhealing #REI

Oki! When our team at Piikani Lodge heard about Lily Gladstone's incredible victory as Golden Globes’ First Indigenous Nominee For Female Actor In A Motion Picture, we shouted with joy and amazement. We were amazed but not surprised. The Blackfeet Nation and its people are uniquely powerful and full of talent. So many incredible leaders call the Blackfeet Nation home. We have also received quite a few questions about Blackfeet culture, lands, and language, so we prepared a few helpful factsheets. Enjoy and share! #LilyGladstone #BlackfeetNation #amskapipiikani #piikanilodge