You came for the view.
Stay for the story.
Guided by local Blackfeet guides, experience Glacier's East Side and Blackfeet Country through breathtaking landscapes, wildlife, stories, songs, and meaningful conversations. Every adventure offers a deeper connection to the land—and memories that stay with you long after the trail ends.
Beyond the Trail
Storytelling takes many forms. Whether on the land, behind the camera, or alongside communities, Iron Shield Creative helps people connect with place through authentic stories and meaningful experiences.
🎥 Film & Media
Documentary production, video storytelling, photography, podcast production, interviews, promotional films, and multimedia projects.
🎤 Speaking & Education
Keynotes, workshops, visual storytelling, conservation education, Indigenous storytelling, and land-based learning.
🌿 Consulting
Indigenous tourism, ecotourism, destination management, visitor experience planning, interpretation, storytelling strategy, and community engagement.
📸 Creative Storytelling
Photography, writing, journalism, content creation, branding, and visual storytelling.
Helping people and communities tell authentic stories that strengthen the relationship between people and place.
“If we don’t have a story of something that exists now - then it just isn’t so,” said Darnell Rides At The Door, Pikunii elder, knowledge keeper, and one of our traditional leaders. “And that’s the way most Native people are.”
— From The Buffalo Stone story
Indigenous homelands
Landscape Photography Across Montana
Sweetgrass Hills on the Northern Montana plains. January 2021.
Sweetgrass Hills on the Northern Montana plains. January 2021.
Sweetgrass Hills on the Northern Montana plains. January 2021.
Blackfeet Indian Reservation evening sky in Northwestern Montana. February 2020.
The Yellowstone River near Livingston, Montana. February, 2020.
Crown of the Continent seen from the borders of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Northwestern Montana. January, 2021.
Sweetgrass Hills on the Northern Montana plains. January 2021.
Sweetgrass Hills on the Northern Montana plains. January 2021.
Sky and land contrast. A butte on the Northern border of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. March 2021.