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The Friends to put Blackfeet Agency history online.
After three years of exhaustive work, the Friends are pleased to announce a major effort is underway to put the digitized Blackfeet Agency's correspondence, employment records, and annual reports online for the benefit of Native American research and educational purposes. The first stage is underway. Click this link to Agency Archives Page Last Modified Sunday, 15-Mar-2009 12:46:43 MDT
Nancy Thornton is recipient of M. Hansen Endowment Grant.
The Wilderness Institute of the University of Montana College of Forestry in April 2005 awarded Friends President Nancy Thornton of rural Choteau a $1,000 Matthew Hansen Endowment grant to write the history of the Four Persons Blackfeet Agency (1868-1876), known locally as the Old Agency on the Teton.
The Matthew Hansen Endowment was established in 1984 as a memorial to Matthew Hansen and his ideals. The Endowment grants awards for historical research, creative writing and wilderness-studies projects that explore Montana’s land and people. Thornton will use the money to purchase copies of Old Agency documents and to take a trip to the National Archives in Denver.
Land Acquistion project suspended.
On June 30, 2005 The Friends of Old Agency suspended its project to acquire the Old Agency site. The landowner declines to sell the Old Agency site and the three-year old project cannot move forward without willing sellers. However, The Friends are working on a license agreement to give tours of the site. More Information coming soo.
DONATE TO THE Grant Match Campaign 2008. Donations to develop programs and projects. SEE THE MEMBERSHIP FORM.
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Contract of the second Blackfeet Agency
Read the text of the contract to build the second Blackfeet Agency once located 3.5 miles north of Choteau Montana. Please note that the site is on private land and requires permission of the owner to visit. PDF.
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Mountain Chief's death
The Blackleaf leader Mountain Chief and his oldest son were buried at Old Agency in 1872. Read the report on his death. PDF.
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The last days of the second Blackfeet Agency
Read an account of the last days the agency was located near Choteau before it was moved to Badger Creek. PDF.
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