Our Hosts – The Blackfeet
Siksikaitsitapi or “real people” is a collective name for the four bands that make up the Blackfoot or Blackfeet people. According to their oral history the Blackfeet people have occupied this area for thousands of years. The Blackfeet called what is now known as the Badger-Two Medicine area their “Cathedral.” And through it came provision from their Creator.
Being located within the Blackfeet Indian Reservation we at Mad Wolf Ranch are guests to a people that were before us. As guests turned hosts we aspire to use the ranch for charitable and educational purposes that would honor the Blackfeet.
Our Guests – Mission Statements
in 2023 Mad Wolf Ranch supported 271 guests through hosting, accommodations and adventure. This year guests stayed a sum total of 1,688 nights at the ranch. Mad Wolf Ranch has 501 (c) (3) status and is supported in part through donations. Groups hosted by Mad Wolf Ranch come to the ranch with their own staff and programming to support their mission statements. Some of the groups and their missions statements are as follows:
First Nations / CRU – Mission statement: The mission of Nations is to create communities of hope on every campus where First Nations students and faculty exist. This is lived out as we raise up Native Christ-centered leadership that exercise ministries of Restoration, Nurture and Service on their campuses and in their communities.
International Fellows / US Army War College – Mission statement: To establish mutual understanding and good working relationships between senior U.S. officers and senior officers of selected foreign countries.
Good Shepherd Community Church – Mission statement: Work with local Four Winds Church ministering to the Blackfeet Indian youth of Browning.
Titus / Youth With A Mission (YWAM) – Mission statement: Titus Project equips graduates of the School of Biblical Studies with teaching skills and mobilizes them into areas of the world where bible Teaching is greatly needed. Our target audience is pastors and leaders, who we find to be the most hungry, and the most eager to employ and pass on the tools of Inductive Bible Study.
SBS / Youth With A Mission (YWAM) – Mission statement: The School of Biblical Studies (SBS) is a nine-month course in which students study all 66 books of the Bible. An inductive approach is taught, in which students observe what the text says and then let it shape their beliefs.
My People International (MPI) – Mission statement: My People International (MPI) is a faith-based organization focused on developing the full capacity of Native North Americans. Though predominantly comprised of Native people, the staff and board of MPI reflect a strong commitment to Native leadership development in an inter cultural setting.
Western Rendezvous of Art – One of the country’s premier and longest-running art shows.
Blackfeet Tribe – Hosting for the Blackfeet Tribe VIP hunts and hunting and fishing films.
Montana State University School of Film – Mission statement: The mission of the School of Film & Photography is to provide exceptional students with opportunities to learn the aesthetics and craft of film and photography and prepare them to meet the future challenges of an expanding media environment as informed thinkers and professionally trained creative artists. A new, more flexible curriculum permits students to explore their individual interests in film and photography and to develop their own voices. Through the years, we have established a national reputation as a center where young people successfully prepare for careers in their chosen areas of specialization.
Outdoor Ministries / Youth With A Mission (YWAM) – Mission statement: The goal of this program is to disciple and train you how to use outdoor adventures to lead people to Jesus.
Montana Wild / Colorado – Mission Statement – The vision of Montana Wild is twofold: To explore the Wild heart of God through purpose-driven adventure, in depth study of the word of God and prayer in the wilderness. Impact lives for eternity at home and across the globe.
Inspiration
You weren’t an accident. You weren’t mass produced. You aren’t an assembly-line product. You were deliberately planned, specifically gifted, and lovingly positioned on the Earth by the Master Craftsman.
Max Lucado
A Focus Point
Ultimately we want to provide a platform via hosting and recreational opportunities that would help others focus on their mission statements. Our own interests include the preservation of Native culture and the history and heritage of the west; education of western ranch life; education in outdoor living; education in outdoor medicine; and education in sciences.