BROWNING, Mont. — Kenneth Cook used a mallet and a chisel to crack into a pig’s skull in the gravel driveway outside his home on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in
Kenneth Cook used a mallet and a chisel to crack into a pig's skull in the gravel driveway outside his home on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana.
The Blackfeet Nation is experimenting with a new way to detect chronic wasting disease in animals used by tribal members for food, clothing and regalia.
Chronic wasting disease has been detected in just one white-tailed deer on the Blackfeet reservation, but once it s present, it s impossible to eradicate, according to wildlife managers.
Montana s Blackfeet Nation is experimenting with a new way to detect chronic wasting disease in animals and toxic substances in plants used by tribal members for food and cultural practices.