Builder Ed Kennedy finished this powwow and event space last May in Browning, Montana, seat of the Blackfeet Nation. Mr. Kennedy got this lumber from Canada before tariffs raised the price by more than 57 per cent. ‘Now everybody wants my wood.’ …Mr. Kennedy has instead begun to seek ways to avoid tariffs altogether, laying plans for the establishment of an inland seaport on Blackfeet land that could be used to import goods from Canada for re-export, or perhaps for additional manufacturing and eventual re-export, based on a belief that centuries-old law enshrines the right of Native Americans to trade duty-free. …In the year since Mr. Trump began his large-scale imposition of tariffs, the Blackfeet have actively sought to turn their territory into a small but potentially economically important tariff-free portal. So far, they have failed. An initial case seeking tariff relief was rejected by a federal court. [to access the full story a Globe & Mail subscription is required]