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The mission of the Blackfeet Manpower Program, as a “Nit-Sit-Tah-Poh-Tahk-Kaaks” Working Friends One-Stop Center, is to provide activities that increase employability through education, training, case management, advocacy and support services to the General Public and those with disabilities living within the boundaries of the Blackfeet Reservation and the surrounding areas. The main objectives are to 1) increase occupational skill attainment; 2) improve the quality of the workforce; 3) reduce welfare dependency; 4) enhance productivity and competitiveness of the Blackfeet Nation’s economy; and 5) secure a degree of self-sufficiency which meets each individual’s personal requirement for health, well-being and quality of life. While the program of services is to be generally directed toward employment, it must be recognized that what represents a comfortable standard of living is not the same for everyone. Blackfeet cultural values and beliefs may differ from the larger society regarding the concepts of self-sufficiency and independence. Human dignity and self-worth must be viewed within the context of the Blackfeet culture.