Wednesday morning, as John Murray drove north from his home on the Badger-Two Medicine River to his job as the historic preservation officer for the Blackfeet Tribe, the mountains glowed red. His wife, who drove with him, commented on their beauty. Murray, 69, noted with deep satisfaction that for the first time in more than 30 years, there are no more oil and gas leases up there. For thousands of years, the area was home
Oil and gas leases canceled on Blackfeet sacred land in Montana
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