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A view from 1939:

BROWNING, (4,462 alt., 1,172 pop.), is a tourist town named for a U. S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Roads from all parts of the Blackfeet Reservation converge at this town, where is the Agency of the Blackfeet Reservation.

The Indians, the chief year-round patrons of the stores here, in summer provide the local color relished by tourists. They carry themselves with dignity and a gravity that hides considerable amusement over their roles as entertainers. Many a patronizing eastern visitor would be shocked by the natives' private comments on his antics. Since most of the Blackfeet have been educated in Government schools, and speak good English, attempts to address them in pidgin English may result in embarrassment.

Source: Montana: A State Guide Book; Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Montana; September, 1939.