Jack Gladstone is a troubadour/storysmith from the Blackfeet Nation of Montana. Regarded as a cultural bridge builder, Jack showcases American Indian experience through a rich mosaic of music, lyric poetry, and spoken narrative. A former college instructor, Jack co-founded Glacier Park’s nationally renowned lecture series, “Native America Speaks”. After 29 seasons, this program is the longest running indigenous speaker series in the history of the National Park Service.
Jack has created fifteen critically acclaimed CDs. In October 2011, “Native Anthropology,” subtitled “Challenge, Choice, and Promise in the 21st Century,” garnered the prestigious “Best Historical Recording” from the Native American Music Association. In 2012, Jack was called twice to perform in Washington DC at the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian.
In the spring of 2013, Jack became the first Montanan to receive the C.M. Russell Heritage Award, given to honor his contribution to the legacy, culture, and life of the American West.