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201627 minPGdocumentary

Badger Creek

201627 minPGdocumentary

A Blackfeet family in Montana runs a ranch while living traditionally and re-learning their language over the course of a year.

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Jonathan Skurnik,

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A Blackfeet family in Montana runs a ranch while living traditionally and re-learning their language over the course of a year.

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Jonathan Skurnikdirector

Randy Vasquez

Randy Vasquezdirector

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Badger Creek is a portrait of Native resilience as seen through a year in the life of three generations of a Blackfeet family living on the rez in Montana. The Mombergs are a loving, sober family who run a successful ranch, live a traditional worldview and are re-learning their language.

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