Blackfeet Nation welcomes back tourists after risky shutdown pays off
The St. Mary entrance to Glacier National Park, which borders the Blackfeet Nation, remained closed during summer 2020 as Blackfeet officials implemented strict measures in an effort to keep COVID-19 off the reservation. (Aaron Bolton/Kaiser Health News)
Millions of people will flock to Montana's Glacier National Park this summer after last year's pandemic-caused tourism skid, and they will once more be able sightsee and camp nearby on the recently reopened Blackfeet Indian Reservation.
The tourists' return is a relief to the owners of the restaurants, campgrounds and hotels forced to shut down last summer when Blackfeet tribal leaders closed the roads leading to the eastern side of the popular park...
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