LAW: Where oil and gas meet sacred lands, tribe defends 'last stronghold'

BLACKFEET INDIAN RESERVATION -- The wind barreling across Montana died down just in time for a morning hike up Mount Baldy. That was a relief for leaders of the Blackfeet Nation and local environmentalists, who organized this group outing to showcase the grandeur of the Badger-Two Medicine, a wedge of Forest Service land the tribe has cherished for ages. But the scenic view belies the area's fraught narrative -- one of controversial treaties, alleged land grabs and now a showdown in federal court over oil.