Native America Speaks

Blackfeet Tipis

NPS PHOTO

Each summer Blackfeet, Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d'Oreille tribal members share knowledge of their history and culture as part of the Native America Speaks program. This program began in 1982 and is the longest running indigenous speaker series in the National Park Service. Native America Speaks programs are offered at park campgrounds and historic lodges, in the St. Mary Visitor Center, and in locations throughout the Blackfeet Nation. In addition, cultural presentations are offered at the 1913 Ranger Station, Apgar Plaza, and Logan Pass star parties. To learn more about the program, view this short film made in 2019 that chronicles the history of the program through the voices of the presenters.

Program Highlights

Native America Speaks talks and cultural presentations provide opportunities for local tribal members to share their rich history and culture through singing, storytelling, presentations, and hands-on learning. In addition to programs offered in the park, Native America Speaks presentations are also offered on the Blackfeet Nation at several locations including the Museum of the Plains Indian, the Heritage Center, and Chewing Black Bones Campground. Recordings of several presentations from 2019 are also available: Vernon Finley, Don Fish, Tony Incashola, Darnell Rides At The Door, and Treyace Yellow Owl.

The Blackfeet Singers and Dancers provide insight into contemporary and traditional Blackfeet history and culture through narration and fancy, jingle, traditional, and grass dance demonstrations at the St. Mary Visitor Center.

All Native America Speaks programs are made possible through a generous donation from the Glacier National Park Conservancy.

The 2021 summer schedule is not yet set. Check out the Summer 2019 schedule of programs below.

 

June Programs

June 12, Wed., 1:30 pm - **Native America Speaks - Treyace Yellow Owl - Museum of the Plains Indian, Browning
June 21, Fri., 4:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Mason Runs Through III - Red Eagle CG, East Glacier
June 22, Sat., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Ernie Heavy Runner - Two Medicine CG Amphitheater
June 23, Sun., 8:00 pm - Triple Divide: Heritage and Legacy - Jack Gladstone - Many Glacier Hotel Lucerne Room
June 24, Mon., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Vernon Finley - Apgar Campground Amphitheater
June 25, Tues., 11:30 am - Cultural Presentation - Smokey Rides At The Door - Apgar Plaza, near the Visitor Center
June 25, Tues., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Marvin Weatherwax Sr. - Chewing Black Bones CG Amphitheater
June 25, Tues., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Danielle Antelope - Many Glacier CG Amphitheater
June 26, Wed., 1:30 pm - **Native America Speaks - Ernie Heavy Runner - Museum of the Plains Indian, Browning
June 26, Wed., 7:00 pm - *Blackfeet Singers and Dancers - St. Mary Visitor Center Auditorium
June 26, Wed., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Mason Runs Through III - Two Medicine CG Amphitheater
June 27, Thur., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Āasāisst·ṫǒ Language Society - Rising Sun Campground Amphitheater
June 28, Fri., 8:30 pm - Triple Divide: Heritage and Legacy - Jack Gladstone - Lake McDonald Lodge Auditorium
June 29, Sat., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Robert Hall - Two Medicine CG Amphitheater
June 30, Sun., 8:00 pm - Triple Divide: Heritage and Legacy - Jack Gladstone - Many Glacier Hotel Lucerne Room

 

July Programs

July 1, Mon., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Gen Huitt - Apgar Campground Amphitheater
July 2, Tues., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Mariah Gladstone - Many Glacier CG Amphitheater
July 3, Wed., 7:00 pm - *Blackfeet Singers and Dancers - St. Mary Visitor Center Auditorium
July 3, Wed., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Jack Gladstone - Two Medicine CG Amphitheater
July 4, Thurs., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Jack Gladstone - Rising Sun Campground Amphitheater
July 5, Fri., 8:30 pm - Triple Divide: Heritage and Legacy - Jack Gladstone - Lake McDonald Lodge Auditorium
July 6, Sat., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Āasāisst·ṫǒ Language Society - Two Medicine CG Amphitheater
July 7, Sun., 8:00 pm - Triple Divide: Heritage and Legacy - Jack Gladstone - Many Glacier Hotel Lucerne Room
July 8, Mon., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Frank Finley - Apgar Campground Amphitheater
July 9, Tues., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Jack Gladstone - Many Glacier CG Amphitheater
July 9, Tues., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Edwin “Sooney” Little Plume Sr. - Chewing Black Bones CG Amphitheater
July 10, Wed., 1:30 pm - **Native America Speaks - Mason Runs Through III - Museum of the Plains Indian, Browning
July 10, Wed., 7:00 pm - *Blackfeet Singers and Dancers - St. Mary Visitor Center Auditorium
July 10, Wed., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Mariah Gladstone - Two Medicine CG Amphitheater
July 11, Thurs., 1:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Ernie Heavy Runner - Heritage Center, Browning
July 11, Thurs., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Robert Hall - Rising Sun Campground Amphitheater
July 12, Fri., 8:30 pm - Triple Divide: Heritage and Legacy - Jack Gladstone - Lake McDonald Lodge Auditorium
July 13, Sat., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Robert Hall - Two Medicine CG Amphitheater
July 14, Sun., 8:00 pm - Triple Divide: Heritage and Legacy - Jack Gladstone - Many Glacier Hotel Lucerne Room
July 15, Mon., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Rose Bear Don’t Walk - Apgar Campground Amphitheater
July 16, Tues., 10:00am - Cultural Presentation - Mariah Gladstone - 1913 Ranger Station, St. Mary
July 16, Tues., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Mason Runs Through III - Many Glacier CG Amphitheater
July 17, Wed., 7:00 pm - *Blackfeet Singers and Dancers - St. Mary Visitor Center Auditorium
July 17, Wed., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Don Fish - Two Medicine CG Amphitheater
July 18, Thurs., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Jack Gladstone - Rising Sun Campground Amphitheater
July 19, Fri., 8:30 pm - Triple Divide: Heritage and Legacy - Jack Gladstone - Lake McDonald Lodge Auditorium
July 20, Sat., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Ernie Heavy Runner - Two Medicine CG Amphitheater
July 21, Sun., 8:00 pm - Triple Divide: Heritage and Legacy - Jack Gladstone - Many Glacier Hotel Lucerne Room
July 22, Mon., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Tony Incashola Sr. - Apgar Campground Amphitheater
July 23, Tues., 11:30 am - Cultural Presentation - Frank Finley - Apgar Plaza, near the Visitor Center
July 23, Tues., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Jack Gladstone - Many Glacier CG Amphitheater
July 23, Tues., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Mason Runs Through III - Chewing Black Bones CG Amphitheater
July 24, Wed., 1:30 pm - **Native America Speaks - Don Fish - Museum of the Plains Indian, Browning
July 24, Wed., 7:00 pm - *Blackfeet Singers and Dancers - St. Mary Visitor Center Auditorium
July 24, Wed., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Mariah Gladstone - Two Medicine CG Amphitheater
July 25, Thurs., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Ernie Heavy Runner - Rising Sun Campground Amphitheater
July 26, Fri., 8:30 pm - Triple Divide: Heritage and Legacy - Jack Gladstone - Lake McDonald Lodge Auditorium
July 27, Sat., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Smokey Rides At The Door - Two Medicine CG Amphitheater
July 28, Sun., 8:00 pm - Triple Divide: Heritage and Legacy - Jack Gladstone - Many Glacier Hotel Lucerne Room
July 29 , Mon., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Vernon Finley - Apgar Campground Amphitheater
July 30, Tues., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Robert Hall - Many Glacier CG Amphitheater
July 31, Wed., 7:00 pm - *Blackfeet Singers and Dancers - St. Mary Visitor Center Auditorium
July 31, Wed., 8:00 pm - Native America Speaks - Treyace Yellow Owl - Two Medicine CG Amphitheater

 

August Programs

Aug. 1, Thurs., 1:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Ernie Heavy Runner - Heritage Center, Browning
Aug. 1, Thur., 7:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Jack Gladstone - Rising Sun Campground Amphitheater
Aug. 2, Fri., 8:30 pm - Triple Divide: Heritage and Legacy - Jack Gladstone - Lake McDonald Lodge Auditorium
Aug. 3, Sat., 7:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Mason Runs Through III - Two Medicine CG Amphitheater
Aug. 4, Sun., 8:00 pm - Triple Divide: Heritage and Legacy - Jack Gladstone - Many Glacier Hotel Lucerne Room
Aug. 5, Mon., 7:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Frank Finley - Apgar Campground Amphitheater
Aug. 6, Tues., 7:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Jack Gladstone - Many Glacier CG Amphitheater
Aug. 6, Tues., 7:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Marvin Weatherwax Sr. - Chewing Black Bones CG Amphitheater,
Aug. 7, Wed., 1:30 pm - **Native America Speaks - Ernie Heavy Runner - Museum of the Plains Indian, Browning
Aug. 7, Wed., 7:00 pm - *Blackfeet Singers and Dancers - St. Mary Visitor Center Auditorium
Aug. 7, Wed., 7:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Darnell Rides At The Door - Two Medicine CG Amphitheater
Aug. 8, Thurs., 7:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Robert Hall - Rising Sun Campground Amphitheater
Aug. 9, Fri., 8:30 pm - Triple Divide: Heritage and Legacy - Jack Gladstone - Lake McDonald Lodge Auditorium
Aug. 10, Sat., 7:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Robert Hall - Two Medicine CG Amphitheater
Aug. 11, Sun., 8:00 pm - Triple Divide: Heritage and Legacy - Jack Gladstone - Many Glacier Hotel Lucerne Room
Aug. 12, Mon., 7:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Tony Incashola Sr. - Apgar Campground Amphitheater
Aug. 13, Tues., 10:00 am - Cultural Presentation - Darnell & Smokey Rides At The Door - 1913 Ranger Station, St. Mary
Aug. 13, Tues., 7:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Treyace Yellow Owl - Many Glacier CG Amphitheater
Aug. 14, Wed., 7:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Don Fish - Two Medicine CG Amphitheater
Aug. 15, Thurs., 7:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Darnell Rides At The Door - Rising Sun Campground Amphitheater
Aug. 16, Fri., 8:30 pm - Triple Divide: Heritage and Legacy - Jack Gladstone - Lake McDonald Lodge Auditorium
Aug. 17, Sat., 7:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Ernie Heavy Runner - Two Medicine CG Amphitheater
Aug. 18 , Sun., 8:00 pm - Triple Divide: Heritage and Legacy - Jack Gladstone - Many Glacier Hotel Lucerne Room
Aug. 19, Mon., 7:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Vernon Finley - Apgar Campground Amphitheater
Aug. 20, Tues., 7:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Robert Hall - Many Glacier CG Amphitheater
Aug. 20, Tues., 7:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Edwin “Sooney” Little Plume Sr. - Chewing Black Bones CG Amphitheater
Aug. 21, Wed., 1:30 pm - **Native America Speaks - Darnell Rides At The Door - Museum of the Plains Indian, Browning
Aug. 21, Wed., 7:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Jack Gladstone - Two Medicine CG Amphitheater
Aug. 22, Thurs , 1:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Ernie Heavy Runner - Heritage Center, Browning
Aug. 22, Thurs., 7:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Mariah Gladstone - Rising Sun Campground Amphitheater
Aug. 23, Fri., 8:30 pm - Triple Divide: Heritage and Legacy - Jack Gladstone - Lake McDonald Lodge Auditorium
Aug. 24, Sat., 7:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Robert Hall - Two Medicine CG Amphitheater
Aug. 25, Sun., 8:00 pm - Triple Divide: Heritage and Legacy - Jack Gladstone - Many Glacier Hotel Lucerne Room
Aug. 26, Mon., 7:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Tony Incashola Sr. - Apgar Campground Amphitheater
Aug. 27, Tues., 11:30 am - Cultural Presentation - Darnell & Smokey Rides At The Door - Apgar Plaza, near the Visitor Center
Aug. 27, Tues., 7:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Jack Gladstone - Many Glacier CG Amphitheater
Aug. 28, Wed., 7:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Ernie Heavy Runner - Two Medicine CG Amphitheater
Aug. 29, Thurs., 7:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Jack Gladstone - Rising Sun Campground Amphitheater
Aug. 30, Fri., 8:30 pm - Triple Divide: Heritage and Legacy - Jack Gladstone - Lake McDonald Lodge Auditorium
Aug. 31, Sat., 7:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Darnell Rides At The Door - Two Medicine CG Amphitheater

 

September Programs

Sept. 1, Sun., 8:00 pm - Triple Divide: Heritage and Legacy - Jack Gladstone - Many Glacier Hotel Lucerne Room
Sept. 2, Mon., 7:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Gen Huitt - Apgar Campground Amphitheater
Sept 3, Tues., 7:30 pm - Native America Speaks - Mason Runs Through III - Chewing Black Bones CG Amphitheater
Sept. 6, Fri., 8:30 pm - Triple Divide: Heritage and Legacy - Jack Gladstone - Lake McDonald Lodge Auditorium
Sept. 8, Sun., 8:00 pm - Triple Divide: Heritage and Legacy - Jack Gladstone - Many Glacier Hotel Lucerne Room
Sept. 11, Wed., 1:30 pm - **Native America Speaks - Marvin Weatherwax Sr. - Museum of the Plains Indian, Browning
Sept. 13 , Fri., 8:30 pm - Triple Divide: Heritage and Legacy - Jack Gladstone - Lake McDonald Lodge Auditorium
Sept. 25, Wed., 1:30 pm - **Native America Speaks - Jack Gladstone - Museum of the Plains Indian, Browning

* A fee is charged for programs marked with an asterisk. Proceeds help the Glacier National Park Conservancy's generous support of the Native America Speaks program.
** Entrance fee to the Museum of the Plains Indian is charged.