MIEA Links for Parents

MIEA Links for Teachers

MIEA Links for Students

CHIP - Childrens Health Insurance Program.

PLUK - Parents Lets Unite for Kids (a resource for Parents with students in Special Education).

Montana Parent Information and Resource Center

MIEA Parent Handbook

Montana Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council

OPI Parents Page - Office of Public Instruction's Parent Page

Northwest Regional Education Lab - Improves educational results for children, youth, and adults by providing research and development assistance in delivering equitable, high-quality educational programs. The Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) provides research and development assistance to education, government, community agencies, business, and labor. NWREL's primary service area is the Northwest states of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.

National Indian Education Association - The mission of the National Indian Education Association is to support traditional Native cultures and values, to enable Native learners to become contributing members of their communities, to promote Native control of educational institutions, and to improve educational opportunities and resources for American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians throughout the United States.

American Indian Library Association

How to Analyze Children's Books

Ryan Wilson, NIEA, shares plans for Tribal Consultation on Indian Education on Pine Ridge at the 2010 MIEA Conference.

Jewell Deschamps-Gopher, Student Strand Speaker, at the 2010 MIEA Conference.

Tonia Guardipee at the 2010 MIEA Conference Listening Session.

Thomas Brown, Arlene Augare and Norma Bixby at the 2010 MIEA Conference.

General Session at the 2010 MIEA Conference.

Montana Legislative Website - This Montana state website contains bill's status, text of bills, votes, index, legislator requests, etc.

US Department of Education (Indian Education) - This government website provides a wealth of information on Indian Education.

Office of Public Instruction - This Montana state website contains up-to-date information on issues concerning educators, parents, and students in all Montana schools.

The Tribal Nations of Montana Handbook - A Handbook for Legislators. March 1995. Prepared by The Committee on Indian Affairs Published by Montana Legislative Council Room.

Link to Office of Public Education's Indian Education for All Website

Fast Facts about Montana Tribal Governments

Classroom Lesson Plans on Montana's Tribal Governments

Appendix B Treaty Addendum for Tribal Gov. Summit Report

Final Report on Tribal Gov. Curr. Summit Feb 2006

Legal Aspects of Indian Education in Montana - Presented at the �Montana Indian Education Laws and Legal Issues� Conference by Andrew Huff, Staff Attorney, Indian Law Resource Center, Great Falls, November 9-10, 2003

Final Report on the Indian Education Law and Legal Issues Forum

Indianz.Com - Your Internet Resource - This site gathers all of the daily news concerning American Indian issues from across the United States.  A must-see site if you are interested in keeping up with current issues.  Has a special section for news and other sites about Indian education.

Indian Country Today - Leading weekly newspaper about issues in Indian Country

Reznet News -- News and Views by Native American Students - Reznet is a project of the University of Montana School of Journalism to expand journalism opportunities for people of color.  The intent of reznetnews.org is to encourage more Native Americans to enter the field of journalism. The site is a place for Native students to gather on the internet to congregate and communicate on newsworthy issues.

Cradle Board - This is a project of the Nihewan Foundation for American Indian education, which was founded by pop singer Buffy Sainte-Marie. It includes core curriculum based in Native American culture.

Oyate - The Oyate organization evaluates texts, resource materials, and fiction by and about Native peoples; conducts teacher workshops in which participants learn to evaluate children's material for anti-Indian biases; administrators a small resource center and library; and distributes books and material for children, young adults, and teachers, with an emphasis on writing and illustration by Native people.

Native American Rights Fund - The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) is a non-profit organization that provides legal representation and technical assistance to Indian tribes, organizations and individuals nationwide. Education is included in their advocacy work.

Alaskan Native Knowledge Network - A major project supported by the National Science Foundation and the Annenberg Rural Challenge to collect and disseminate indigenous curriculum.  Combines the Native way of knowing with scientific method.

Indian Trust - This site gives the history and current happenings in the Cobell v. Salazar lawsuit about the federal trust responsibility to Indian people.

Montana Higher Education - The Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education (OCHE) site contains links to all colleges, including tribal colleges, in the state of Montana.  Also includes links to financial aid resources.

National Museum of the American Indian - The Smithsonian's dedication to the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of Native Americans.

Choosing American Indian Books for Classrooms

Native American Scholarships - Paying for College. (PDF)

American Indian Graduate Center - A website set up to help American Indian students find financial resources to obtain advanced degrees. Also home to the Gates Millennium Scholarship Program.

Fastweb - A search tool set up to help students find financial resources to obtain advanced degrees. Students can fill out a free profile and have emails automatically sent to them when a scholarship that fits their profile becomes available.

FAFSA - A government website set up to help students fill out their free application for federal student aid. FAFSA opens the door to the federal aid process. Every step you can take gets you closer to achieving your education goals. Find out what you can expect from beginning to end.

American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) - Professional organization made up of 32 tribal colleges whose mission is to support the work of these colleges and the national movement for tribal self-determination.

College Guide

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Montana's Tribal Colleges

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Blackfeet Community College
Po Box 819
Browning, Montana 59417

Chief Dull Knife College
Po Box 98
Lame Deer, Montana 59417

Fort Belknap College
Po Box 159
Harlem, Montana 59526

Fort Peck Community College
605 Indian Avenue
Poplar, Montana 59255

Little Big Horn College
1 Forest Lane
Crow Agency, Montana 59022

Salish Kootenai College
Po Box 70
Pablo, Montana 59855

Stone Child College
RR 1 Box 1082
Box Elder, Montana 59521

Lame Deer ROTC Color Guard at the 2010 MIEA Conference.

2010 Listening Session participant speaking at the MIEA Conference.

Listening Session during the 2010 MIEA Conference.

2010 Award Winners:
Mandy Smoker Broaddus, Indian Educator of the Year; Addie Whitedirt, Indian High School Student of the Year; Bertha Other Bull, Indian School Board Member of the Year; Frances Vandenberg, Indian Elder of the Year; Paula Wolf Black, Indian Parent of the Year; Toni Wooden Legs, Indian College Student of the Year; Calvin Weatherwax, Indian Teacher of Year.