On the Eastern border of Glacier National Park sits Chief Mountain. This proud, aristocratic rock, shaped like a table or the headdress of a tribal leader, juts out above its neighbouring peaks, dominating the landscape. It seems to exert a sort of power over everyone who comes across it; the local Blackfoot Native Americans consider the mountain sacred calling it ‘Ninaiistako’, which translates to something similar to ‘Big Chief Mountain’. Later, British explorers named it ‘King’s Mountain’.
Today,
it is called Chief Mountain, reflecting the earlier indigenous name, and is a
popular destination for Native American worship, the site of sweetgrass
ceremonies and the hanging of prayer flags.
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