St. Ignatius, MT near the Flathead Res. " Flathead Indian Reservation is a 1.3-million-acre homeland in northwestern Montana established by the 1855 Treaty of Hellgate. It is home to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT), which include the Bitterroot Salish, Upper Pend d’Oreille, and Kootenai peoples. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]" Flathead Indian Reservation - Wikipedia
Hartsel, aptly named, means heart. The heart is the center of our country, and continent. It’s also the coldest place on earth in recent memory. Will this soon change? Had we never come to help a friend who needed a tire change, I might never have taken the time to film this.
Impoverished; and locals of the land through and through, fine & warm-hearted young men though rough tumble and street smart who know how to survive the elements. A place where the skirts of RV’s do little to pause freezing water and propane lines alike in time, being the norm.
This community is stolen from in every way imaginable by those who are supposed to “help”. Not unlike the Lakota, the Dakota, the Nakota. My brothers and sisters, all.
