Indian Education General Information

Montana Tribal History Resources

• American Indians 101 - Frequently Asked Questions
• History and Foundation of American Indian Education
• Montana Indian Law Website
• Montana Indians: Their History and Location
• Montana Tribal Histories: Educators Resource Guide
  • DVD
• The Power of Place: Place-Based Approaches to Researching Indigenous Montana Histories
• Map of Tribal Territories in Montana
• Map of Montana with Reservations
• Map of Montana with Reservations Unlabeled
• Montana Tribes Digital Archives Website

Timelines for Montana Reservations

• All
• Blackfeet
• Crow
• Flathead
• Fort Belknap
• Fort Peck
• Little Shell Study Guide and Timeline
• Northern Cheyenne
• Rocky Boy's

 

Maps

• Tribal Territories Map

• Montana Map with Reservations

• Montana Map with Reservations unlabeled

 

 

Tribal Education Directories

• Directory of Indian Education Programs in Montana

 

Montana Tribal Colleges

• Blackfeet Reservation: Blackfeet Community College
• Crow Reservation: Little Big Horn College
• Flathead Reservation: Salish Kootenai College
• Fort Belknap: Aaniiih Nakoda College
• Fort Peck: Fort Peck Community College
• Northern Cheyenne: Chief Dull Knife College
• Rocky Boy’s Reservation: Stone Child College

Montana 

• Montana Historical Society - Indian Education for All Resources

• Montana Historical Society - Montana: Stories of the Land
• Montana Tribes Web Site

• Becoming Visible-A Landscape Analysis of State Efforts to Provide Native American Education for All
• Indian Land Tenure Foundation
• Indianz.com Website

• National Congress of  American Indians

• National Indian Education Association

• National Museum of the American Indian
  • Native Knowledge 360 - New Resource from NMAI

• Native American Hall of Fame Curriculum for grades 8-12
• Native American Heritage Resources from the Library of Congress
• Smithsonian Artic Studies Center in Alaska

 

Other States

• Alaska Native Knowledge Network
• Colorado Department of Education - Ute History Curriculum
• Hawaii State Department of Education- Hawaiian Education
• Idaho State Department of Education - Indian Education
• Nevada Department of Education - Indian Education
• New Mexico Public Education Department - Indian Education
• North Dakota Department of Public Instruction - Indian Education
• Oklahoma Department of Education - Indian Education
• Oregon Department of Education - Indian Education
• South Dakota Department of Education - Office of Indian Education
• South Dakota Public Broadcasting: Winter Count
• Washington Office of Indian Education
• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
  • Wisconsin First Nations and The Ways   

 

 

Background, Laws, and Policy

• Important Dates in Indian Education in Montana
• The Indian Studies Law: An Exercise in Futility?
• Montana Governor's Office of Indian Affairs
• Montana Indian Law Web Site

 

General Classroom Resources

• Classroom Resource Assistance Request

• Building Bridges, Building Friendships
• Classroom Sets of Books for Borrowing
• Directory of Indian Education Programs in Montana
• Getting Started in IEFA: Commonly Used Lessons and Resources
• Indigenous History Games for Borrowing
• Planning Guides
  • Small to Medium Sized Schools with few or no American Indian Students
  • Schools On or Near Reservations with Mostly American Indian Students from Tribes from that Reservation
  • Larger or Urban Schools with Significant Percentage of American Indian Students from a Variety of Tribes
• The Power of Place
• State Parks-IEFA Teacher's Guide
• State Parks Model Lesson Units
• Using Primary Source Documents to Understanding Tribal Sovereignty
• Your Guide to Understanding and Enjoying Pow Wows

• Essential Understandings Regarding Montana Indians
  • Essential Understandings Key Concepts
  • Essential Understandings Poster
• Evaluating American Indian Materials and Resources for the Classroom
• The Framework: A Practical Guide for Montana Teachers and Administrators Implementing Indian Education for All
• Funding Spectrum Guide - Indian Education for All
• History and Foundation of American Indian Education
• Montana Indian Education for All Evaluation

• Evaluating American Indian Materials and Resources for the Classroom
• IEFA Planning Guide for Increasing Indigenous Students and Parents Involvement
• List of IEFA Resources Sent to Schools

Learning Hub

• Teacher Learning Hub-Access Free Online Indian Education for All Courses