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Native Americans are far more likely than their mainstream counterparts to die young and be poor along the way. This story examines, through interviews and sound, how the Blackfeet Tribe of western Montana are trying to hold on to traditional ways while bettering themselves economically.

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Tags: Blackfeet, Blackfeet Indians, elders, medicine, Montana, mustangs, reservation, tobacco, traditional cultures

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