Blackfoot graphic artist reclaims antique documents

John Iasiah Pepion at FoR Gallery in Whitefish July 3. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)

Ledger artworks by John Isaiah Pepion. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)

"Beaver People" by John Isaiah Pepion at FoR Gallery in Whitefish.

by KELSEY EVANS
Daily Inter Lake | July 13, 2025 12:00 AM

Graphic artist John Iasiah Pepion, of the Blackfeet Nation and based out of Browning, recreates history through his ledger art.

In one of his artworks, a hunted elk leaps over the mountains, with a scrawl of 19th century tax penalties fading into the background.

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