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

• Tribal Flags Descriptions

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 

• Humanities Montana - Speakers in Schools 

• Montana Historical Society - Indian Education for All Resources

• Montana Historical Society - Montana: A History of Our Home

• Montana Historical Society - Montana: Stories of the Land

• Montana Tribes Web Site

• Montana Tourism Guide to Exploring Indian Country

• Becoming Visible-A Landscape Analysis of State Efforts to Provide Native American Education for All

• Buffalo Bill Center of the West 

• Indian Land Tenure Foundation

• Indianz.com Website

• National Congress of American Indians

• National Indian Education Association

  • Honoring Our Native Veterans: Warriors in Uniform

• National Museum of the American Indian

  • Native Knowledge 360 - New Resource from NMAI

  • Why We Serve: Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces

• Native American Hall of Fame Curriculum for grades 8-12

• Native American Heritage Resources from the Library of Congress

• Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center in Alaska

 

Other States

• Alaska Native Knowledge Network

• California Indian Education for All

• California - Save California Salmon Curricula

• Colorado Department of Education - Ute History Curriculum

• Hawaii State Department of Education- Hawaiian Education

• Idaho State Department of Education - Indian Education

• Minnesota - Indigenous Education for All

• Minnesota - Understand Native Minnesota

• Nevada Department of Education - Indian Education

• New Mexico Indigenous Cultural Scope 2.0

• 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   

• Wyoming Department of Education - Native American Education

 

 

Background, Laws, and Policy

• Indian Education for All Legislative Update and Funding Guidance (2025 Session) 

• 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

• Building Bridges, Building Friendships

• Classroom Sets of Books for Borrowing

• Curriculum Mapping Model for IEFA

• 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 (Updated 2025)

  • Singing Traditions on the Powwow Trail 

IEFA Foundational Documents

• Essential Understandings Regarding Montana Indians

  • Essential Understandings Key Concepts

  • Essential Understandings Poster

• Evaluating American Indian Materials and Resources for the Classroom

• Indian Education for All Payment - Reporting Guide (2023)

• IEFA Finance Reporting Update FAQ (2023)

• 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

Your School Resources

• 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

 

AN INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN EDUCATION FOR ALL IN MONTANA

This Hub course provides a basic foundation for implementing Indian Education for All (IEFA) in your classroom.  IEFA offers students an opportunity to meet academic standards in multiple content areas and grade levels as they learn about the distinct and unique cultures and heritages of American Indians.

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Stay tuned for more IEFA Hub courses!  The Hub courses for the IEFA Framework, Bison Restoration and Contemporary Issues will be reposted once they are updated and ready for posting.