Native people have long known the ways of wholeness and health, much of which is derived from the lands and resources they stewarded since time immemorial. 

The Piikani Health Program aims to restore and reclaim ancient ways of holistic health and mental well-being through Indigenous-led research, evidence-based practice, and the development of translational models. 

Trained in both Western biomedical research methodologies and Traditional knowledge applications, the PLHI staff deliver evidence-based, culturally relevant, trauma-informed interventions. In the process, we are building local research capacity and supporting Indigenous scholarship and professional development. 

PLHI has worked in collaboration with the Blackfeet Tribe and Montana State University Extension to carry out projects focused on reducing substance use and abuse and suicidal ideation/completion in Piikani youth and is carrying out opioid education and reduction programming throughout Montana Tribal territories.