Background Resources: Publications, Links, and Videos
Use the buttons on the left to explore multiple background resources grouped by type of resource: publications, links, videos.
Publications
2011 Indian Education Directory – http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/indianed/resources/dirindianed.pdf
American Indian Music: More Than Just Flutes and Drums – http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/IndianEd/Resources/09MoreThanDrums.pdf
American Indians 101: FAQ – http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/indianed/resources/americanindians101.pdf
Article X and Indian Education For All – http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/indianed/resources/ArticleX_IEFA.pdf
Essential Understandings Regarding Montana Indians – http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/indianed/resources/essentialunderstandings.pdf
Essential Understandings Regarding Montana Indians: A Brief Narrative – http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/indianed/EssentialUMontanaNar.pdf
Evaluating American Indian Materials & Resources for the Classroom – textbooks, literature, DVDs, Videos, and websites – http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/IndianEd/Resources/09Eval_Textbooks.pdf
Funding Spectrum Guide: Indian Education for All Examples of activities suggested for IEFA funds (not intended as a definitive list). Also, please see Funding Spectrum Guide: Indian Education For All, listed above:
- Indian Education for All guest speakers
- Visiting experts from local tribes and tribal colleges
- Peer mentoring or cooperative planning for instruction
- Visits to cultural and historical sites with guidance from tribal experts
- Purchase of books and materials that directly support implementation of IEFA
- Book study groups/ literature circles emphasizing evaluation criteria
- Planning time for development of Indian Education for All implementation
- Planning time for familiarization with resources, including OPI website
- Committee work on Indian Education for All curriculum and professional development
- Registration and travel costs for conferences or stipends for professional development
History and Foundation of American Indian Education Policy – “… hopes to spark an interest for the reader to further research what history is and says.” Author, Stan Juneau
http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/IndianEd/Resources/History_FoundationAmIndianPolicy.pdf
"Indian Education for All" by Denise Juneau. Montana’s Agenda: Issues Shaping our State, Autumn 2006 – http://www.umt.edu/urelations/Agenda/Fall2006.pdf
"Indian Education for All, Montana Leads the Way" Guest editors, Bobby Ann Starnes, Wendy Zagray Warren, Denise Juneau, and Mandy Smoker Broaddus. November 2006 issue of Phi Delta Kappan, special section. – http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k_v88/k0611toc.htm
The Indian Studies Law: An Exercise in Futility? – http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/indianed/Indianstudies.pdf
Long Ago in Montana Teacher Guide for DVD. (Access the video) – http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/IndianEd/Resources/LongAgo_MT_guide_DVD.pdf
Montana Indians: Their History and Location – http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/indianed/resources/MTIndiansHistoryLocation.pdf
Montana Museums and Montana Schools As Coeducators – an exciting partnership which supports new approaches and practices of cooperative teaching between museums and schools – http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/indianed/resources/10MarMuseums_Schools_Coed.pdf
Montana Tribal Histories: Educators Resource Guide and Companion DVD (A typical connection of a DSL is 1.5 Mbps, this file will take approximately 1 hour 15 minutes to download.)
OPI Resources Sent to School Libraries - 2010-11
http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/IndianEd/Resources/10_11Resources_School_Libraries.pdf
OPI Resources Sent to School Libraries – 2009-10
http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/IndianEd/09_10Resources_SchoolLibraries.pdf
OPI Resources Sent to School Libraries – 2006-09
http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/IndianEd/06_09Resources_SchoolLibraries.pdf
A Process Guide for Realizing Indian Education for All: Lessons Learned from Lewis & Clark Elementary School. Presents insights gained from a two-year process of implementing Indian Education for All into an urban elementary school. Topics covered include: Integrating Indian Education as a Form of Place-based Multicultural Education, Securing School-based Commitment and Teamwork, Partnering with Indian People, Intercultural Communication – Essence of Indian/non-Indian Partnerships and Supporting Teachers to Cross Over the Tipping Point. – http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/IndianEd/08ProcessGuide.pdf
The Story of the Bitterroot – http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/indianed/resources/BitterrootLesson.pdf
Talking Without Words Teacher Guide (Access the video) – http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/IndianEd/Resources/TalkingWithoutWords_DVD.pdf
Tribal Lands in Montana: Montana Reservation Information Map – http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/IndianEd/Resources/TRIBALLands.pdf
The Tribal Nations of Montana: A Handbook for Legislators – http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/TitleI/MTTribal.pdf
Tribes of Montana and How They Got Their Names Teacher Guide (Access the video) – http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/IndianEd/Resources/Tribes_MT_guide_DVD.pdf
Your Guide to Understanding and Enjoying Powwows – http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/IndianEd/Resources/PowWows.pdf
Links
General Interest Links
Alaska Native Knowledge Network – http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/
Evaluation Guidelines for Web Sites about American Indian Peoples - addresses issues such as authenticity, appropriateness, respect, and assessing quality. Required reading for anyone planning a Native American Web site, or any Web site! http://www.u.arizona.edu/~ecubbins/webcrit.html
"honor your Self" Poster Series: The Office of Public Instruction is pleased to present the "honor your Self" poster series which features 22 American Indian role models from across the state of Montana. They represent a broad spectrum of experiences, colleges, careers, and paths to success. http://opi.mt.gov/programs/indianed/honor/
"Identity By Design: Tradition, Change and Celebration in Native Women’s Dresses" presents an array of Native women’s clothing from the Plains, Plateau and Great Basin regions of the United States and Canada, dating from the 1800s to the present. Be sure to check out the Resource link for a lesson plan dealing with traditional dress making on the Fort Peck reservation. http://www.nmai.si.edu/exhibitions/identity%5Fby%5Fdesign/IdentityByDesign.html
Impact Aid. Many local school districts across the United States include within their boundaries parcels of land that are owned by the Federal Government or that have been removed from the local tax rolls by the Federal Government, including Indian lands. Since 1950, Congress has provided financial assistance to these local school districts through the Impact Aid Program. http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/impactaid/whatisia.html and http://opi.mt.gov/Programs/Index.html?gpm=1_8
Indian Country Today: Leading weekly newspaper about issues in Indian country – http://www.indiancountry.com/
Indian Education for All Literature Resource Guide from the Great Falls Public Schools – an annotated bibliography http://www.gfps.k12.mt.us/Departments/IndianEd/Library/SearchTheme.asp
The Indian Reading Series: Stories and Legends of the Northwest. Grades K-6
http://apps.educationnorthwest.org/indianreading/
Indian Education, Tribal Colleges and Native Studies Programs: listings of over 100 Indian education resource sites – http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/education.html
Indian Reservations and Tribes in Montana: demographic and economic information for each reservation and tribe – http://www.ourfactsyourfuture.org/cgi/databrowsing/?PAGEID=4&subid=249
Indianz.com: gathers all of the daily news concerning American Indian issues from across the United States – http://www.indianz.com/
Montana Arts Council – http://art.mt.gov/folklife/folklife.asp
Montana Tribal History Timelines “Developed by Julie Cajune as part of the Montana Tribal History Projects (2010)”
- Blackfeet Reservation Timeline – Blackfeet Tribe
- Crow Reservation Timeline – Crow Tribe
- Flathead Reservation Timeline – Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
- Fort Belknap Reservation Timeline – Assiniboine and Gros Ventre Tribes
- Fort Peck Reservation Timeline – Sioux & Assiniboine Tribes
- Northern Cheyenne Reservation Timeline – Northern Cheyenne Tribe
- Rocky Boy’s Reservation Timeline – Chippewa and Cree Tribes
Montana Tribes Digital Archives: The Digital Archives features media including film clips from Regional Learning Project interviews and productions from Montana's Office of Public Instruction. Organized according to Montana's Essential Understandings, this material is presented as a freely accessible resource. An outline of the topic headings and subheadings is provided as a helpful guide for navigating the categories. http://montanatribes.org/
Montana–Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council: all Montana tribal government Web pages as well as Montana news pertinent to Montana Indian tribes http://www.mtwytlc.com/
Northwest Teacher: A publication of the Northwest Eisenhower Regional Consortium for Mathematics and Science devoted to rigorous and imaginative learning. http://educationnorthwest.org/resource/741
Multicultural Links
Echoes in the Electronic Wind: A Native American Cross-cultural Internet Guide – http://lone-eagles.com/nativeguide.htm
Evaluation Guidelines for Web Sites about American Indian Peoples: addresses issues such as authenticity, appropriateness, respect, and assessing quality. Required reading for anyone planning a Native American Web site, or any Web site! http://www.u.arizona.edu/~ecubbins/webcrit.html
Four Directions Teachings - http://www.fourdirectionsteachings.com/main.html
Indian Country Today - Leading weekly newspaper about issues in Indian country http://www.indiancountry.com/
Indianz.com - gathers all of the daily news concerning American Indian issues from across the United States http://www.indianz.com/
Multicultural Pavilion - http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/
National Museum of the American Indian: Smithsonian Institution – http://www.nmai.si.edu/
Native American Nations: website developed and maintained by Indian tribes – http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/nations.html
Songs for Asking: Perspectives on Traditional Culture Among Nevada Indians by Nicholas CP Vrooman. Nevada State Council on the Arts http://nac.nevadaculture.org/dmdocuments/SongsforAsking.pdf
USC Center for Multilingual, Multicultural Research: links to American Indian language sites and contains full text articles on various topics in Indian education – http://www.usc.edu/dept/education/CMMR/cmmrhomepage.html http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~cmmr/BEResources.html
Organization Links
Alaska Native Knowledge Network – http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/
Alliance For Curriculum Enhancement: Indian Education for All, sponsored by IEA grant monies. http://www.mtace.org/iea.html
American Indian College Fund: This site contains links to Montana's Tribal Colleges. "Educating the Mind and Spirit." http://www.collegefund.org/
Big Sky Science Partnership: The Big Sky Science Partnership (BSSP) partners K–8 Schools, Tribal Communities and Institutions of Higher Education to strengthen elementary science education in Montana. http://www.umt.edu/bssp/index.html
Governor's American Indian Nations (GAIN) Council – http://gain.mt.gov/default.asp
Montana Arts Council – http://art.mt.gov/folklife/folklife.asp
Montana Historical Society – http://mhs.mt.gov/
Montana Indian Business Alliance Conference (MIBA) – http://www.mibaonline.org/
Montana Indian Education Association (MIEA) – http://www.mtiea.org/
National Indian Education Association – http://www.niea.org/
National Museum of the American Indian: Smithsonian Institution - http://www.nmai.si.edu/
Native American Journalist Association – http://www.naja.com/
Native American Nations: website developed and maintained by Indian tribes – http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/nations.html
Native American Research Lab: Biological Sciences, Native Science, Native Needs. http://www.umt.edu/narl/index.html
Native American Rights Fund (NARF): legal representation and technical assistance to Indian tribes, organizations and individuals. http://www.narf.org/
Native Waters: an outreach program of Project WET International Foundation. http://projectwet.org/water-resources-education/water-native-american-education/
Northwest Teacher: A publication of the Northwest Eisenhower Regional Consortium for Mathematics and Science devoted to rigorous and imaginative learning. http://educationnorthwest.org/resource/741
The Regional Educational Laboratory Program operated by education northwest http://educationnorthwest.org/search/apachesolr_search/Indian%20Education
TEDNA: Tribal Education Departments National Assembly http://www.tedna.org/
Tribal Colleges
Blackfeet Community College – Located on the Blackfeet Reservation in Browning, MT
Chief Dull Knife College – Located on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Lame Deer, MT
Aaniiih Nakoda College – Located on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Fort Belknap, MT
Fort Peck Community College – Located on the Fort Peck Reservation in Poplar, MT
Little Big Horn College – Located on the Crow Reservation in Crow Agency, MT
Salish Kootenai College – Located on the Flathead Reservation in Polson, MT
Stone Child College – Located on the Rocky Boy Reservation in Rocky Boy, MT
