Piikani Lodge Health Institute (PLHI) is an Indigenous-founded and led nonprofit organization focused on promoting the health and well-being of Blackfeet (properly known as ‘Amskapi Piikani’) people and lands.
Piikani Lodge’s approach draws upon the wisdom and guidance of the Board of Directors and community leaders at large who determine solutions to some of the Blackfeet Nation’s most pressing issues. Their voices are reflected in community plans created to guide our work including the Blackfeet Climate Change Adaptation Plan, the Blackfeet Agriculture Resource Management Plan, and the O’komi Survey (“Our Voice”) which sought to understand land and natural resource use within the Blackfeet Nation.
Piikani Lodge’s work is reversing the erosion of traditional knowledge and practices that formed the foundation of Blackfeet culture for thousands of years. Piikani traditional culture and knowledge applied within research and programming are restoring the health of lands and people in the most innovative ways. Piikani Lodge’s ‘One Health’ Model illustrates these root causes and the ways our programs are addressing them systematically vs. treating symptoms.
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