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    VISIONS Montana Blackfeet Reservation High School Service Program

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    Details

    • Listing Type: Summer Programs
    • Program Delivery: Residential
    • Destination: United States
    • Provided By: Independent Provider
    • Session Start: June, July, August
    • Session Length: One Week, Three Weeks
    • Entering Grade: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, College
    • Gender: Coed
    • Category: Community Service
    • Sub-Categories: Animals/Nature, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Animal Rights and Rescue, Preserving the Environment, Wildlife Conservation
    • Selective: Yes
    • Ages: 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
    • Minimum Cost: $3,000 - $6,999
    • Career Clusters: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, Human Services
    • Credit Awarded: No
    • Call: 406.551.4423
    • Location:Browning, Montana
    • Last Updated:March 2025
    • Meeting: Schedule a Meeting
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    Overview

    Live on an iconic conservation ranch amidst the rolling hills of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation with a Rocky Mountain backdrop. Attend cultural ceremonies, connect with the landscape, and prepare for a powerful experience that will resonate for a lifetime.

    • True Immersion, Cultural Events & Ceremonies
    • Glacier National Park, Swimming Holes & Scenic Hikes
    • Carpentry, Conservation, Animal Care & Social Services

    The Montana Blackfeet Reservation is a legendary VISIONS program that remains a life-changing memory even for people who participated three decades ago. You are welcomed by local friends, elders, the Brave Dog Society, and other tribal members who work diligently to serve their community while also preserving traditions and bringing back the Blackfeet language. Projects range from carpentry to social service, with multiple worksites to choose from each day. 

    Service work naturally blends with cultural engagement as you help set up teepees for ceremonies and are then invited to attend those very ceremonies. We attend the powwow, go horseback riding, hike, and connect with sacred Blackfeet ancestral lands. You’ll be part of a group of peers, leaders and community members who work and adventure together to achieve shared goals, and celebrate along the way. 

    VISIONS programs offer the opportunity for powerful personal transformation and radical community building, which together serve as a starting point on a life path of deep meaning and purpose. 

    Learn more on our website or by calling the VISIONS office at 406-551-4423.

    Cost and Session Information

    Session 1:

    June 16 - July 23, 2025
    8 Days
    30-35 Service hours
    $3,190

    Session 2:

    June 27 - July 17, 2025
    21 Days
    75-90 Service Hours
    $6,490

    Session 3:
    July 22 - August 11, 2025
    21 Days
    75-90 Service Hours
    $6,490
     

     

    Reviews (1)

    • The Montana Blackfeet VISIONS program...
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      Reviewed on Jan/28/2025 by gusspeteygmail-com

      The Montana Blackfeet VISIONS program was the most incredible experience of my life. I loved our leaders so much, they were so fun and helpful and made me feel really comfortable talking to them. We also got to help with a Sundance, which was amazing because not everyone gets to do that. I also got to try new things like horseback riding and rock climbing and camping. The mountains were beautiful and I also loved learning about the culture from the Elders that we spent time with. I'm still talking to the friends I made! I loved everything about it!

    Testimonials(5)

    • The program leaders were fantastic, the unique opportunities provided to the kids unmatched and the inclusivity among the girls that was fostered unmatched. My daughter came home with story after story, having truly leaned into the experience and embracing her inner fears to experience all the program had to offer. She absolutely adored her leaders, loved every participant she met and learned so many new things-whether how to paint or use a saw to important aspects of the Blackfeet traditions and culture. Her face lights up talking about all of it.

      - Victoria Labriola - September 15, 2024
    • I loved my time with VISIONS so much and feel as though I am a much better person for having done it! I so admired all the leaders and made such sweet friendships in Montana that I know I will never forget. I will always cherish my time with VISIONS and I feel so lucky to have been a part of such a wonderful experience.

      - Charlotte Liao - September 10, 2024
    • Mini had an amazing experience and absolutely loved her time on the Reservation. She seems to have enjoyed everything, including the intense manual work, being offline and out of her comfort zone, and feeling like the work she did was valuable and made a difference on the reservation. She also made lifelong friends, and learned a lot from being with the other kids on the ranch. We feel Mini has an added dimension of confidence and maturity, and gained an enormous amount of physical strength. We're proud of her accomplishments not only on the program, but also all the long solo travel she finessed to get there and back! Thank you Visions, for helping her achieve this next level!!

      - Francis Chie-Fisher - September 17, 2024
    • The program gave my daughter self confidence, she gained strength and now is more open and outgoing.

      - Adriana Delfini - October 10, 2024
    • I learned the value of being true to myself and seeing the good in people.

      - Sam Hurwitz - September 2, 2023