Our partners

PLHI approaches partnerships with an eye towards mutuality, reciprocity, and shared values.

With a team of dedicated professionals and diverse partners across 60 organizations, Piikani Lodge has grown to a permanent, Native nation-serving organization and leader in Native-led research.

Piikani Lodge Partners:

Blackfeet Community College 

Blackfeet Natural Resources and Conservation District 

Blackfeet Nation Stockgrowers Association 

Blackfeet Tribe, Environmental Office 

Blackfeet Tribe, Department of Fish and Game 

Browning School District 

Montana State University, Native Land Project 

Montana State University, Buffalo Nations Initiative 

Montana State University, Soils Lab 

Montana State University, Department of Health and Human Development 

University of Montana, Native American Natural Resource Program

Animo Partnerships 

SciGaia 

National Center for Appropriate Technology

USDA Natural Resources and Conservation Services

USDA Farm Service Agency 

USDA Risk Management Agency 

NATIFS/Indigenous Foods Lab

Cedar Tree Foundation 

Flower Hill Institute 

Crystal Springs LLC 

The Nature Conservancy 

Bluestone Life Insurance 

Audubon Society - Montana 

Food System 6

Western Sustainability Exchange 

Individual Blackfeet Nation Ag Producers (~20) 

DOI Park Service 

NACDC Financial Services (CDFI) 

Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research

Mellon Foundation

Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation

Four Points Family Foundation