The casino and hotel operated by the Blackfeet Indian Reservation could benefit from a proposal by Montana legislators to increase traffic to the state’s reservations and other cultural centers.
Although there is plenty of tourism in the state, which has a rich historical heritage, as well as breathtaking scenery at its Glacier and Yellowstone national parks, state Senator Lee Whitford has introduced a bill that would lure some of those tourists to the reservations.
Montana’s tourism industry brings in 12.3 million visitors a year and generates more than $4 billion a year, while creating 55,000 jobs. Not much of that goes to the tribes.
