The Blackfeet Nation of Montana wants a role in talks over the repair of an aging water system that has caused environmental problems on the reservation and poses a risk to sacred sites.

Blackfeet leaders met with Sen. Max Baucus (D-Montana) as he toured the St. Mary Canal. Baucus said the tribe needs to be included in the project.

Blackfeet Chairman William "Allen" Talks About said the tribe is interested because the canal provides no water to the reservation despite running through it. The tribe's own water system also needs repair.

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Baucus finds St. Mary Canal in need of repair (AP 2/25)
Baucus urges repair of aging canal (The Great Falls Tribune 2/24)