Schedule

Friday, October 2, 2026

5 - 7 pm: Author Reception and Book Signing, Dana Gallery, Missoula

Saturday, October 3, The Wilma

Morning Program: Master of Ceremonies – Jerry O'Connell, Big Blackfoot Riverkeeper
9:30 am – Noon

Welcome & Dedication to Blackfoot River: Annick Smith, author, co-producer of the movie, A River Runs Through It

Opening Song: Three-time U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo.

The River of The Road to the Buffalo: Indigenous Perspective

Why A River Runs Through It is Important Today: David James Duncan, author, My Story As told by Water, National Book Award Finalist

Afternoon Program:
1 pm – 5 pm

Indigenous Waters: Joy Harjo, author, Girl Warrior and musician

Blackfoot River Conservation Story: Jack Wright, co-author, Saving the Big Sky, the 2025 National Outdoor Book Award winner

The Fight for the Blackfoot: Dick Manning, author, One Round River and Tracy Stone-Manning, president, The Wilderness Society

The Blackfoot River Future: Annick Smith (moderator), Chris Dombrowski, author, The River You Touch, David James Duncan and leaders of the Blackfoot River Community

Blackfoot Valley Youth Poets: Live/recorded presentation of poetry about the Blackfoot River from Missoula Writing Collaborative Students living along the Blackfoot

Sunday, October 4

Field trips up the Blackfoot River and in Seeley Lake - TBD