Montana's Tribes
There are this many Indigenous Reservations are in Montana.
What is seven? Blackfeet, Rocky Boy, Fort Belknap, Fort Peck, Northern Cheyenne, Crow, and Flathead
Indigenous people including Native Americans/Alask Natives recieve a free college education from the government. True or False
What is false?
There are this many federally recognized Tribes in the US.
What is 572?
To help recognize and celebrate Montana's close history with Native American and Indigenous peoples, in 2023 the University of Montana via Grizzly Athletics hosted its first ever (this titled) basketball game.
What is N7
This building directly on the Oval houses both an academic department and student service unit and is called this.
What is The Payne Family Native American Center (TPFNAC)?
There are this many federally recognized Indigenous Tribes in Montana.
What is twelve? A'aninin (Gros Ventre), Blackfeet, Chippewa, Cree, Crow, Dakota (Assiniboine), Kootenai, Little Shell Chippewa, Nakota, Northern Cheyenne, Pend d'Oreille, Salish
The Montana Board of Regents, in its mission to provide access to higher education for all residents, established tuition waivers for eligible Montana residents. A tuition waiver was specifically created for American Indian students called what?
What is the MUS American Indian Tuition Waiver? American Indian Tuition Waiver would also be correct.
The former controversial Washington NFL Football team's logo was designed by a member of this Montana Tribe.
What is the Blackfeet Nation? (the correct team was the Washington Red Skins)
In Montana the leading cause of death among Indigenous People in 2020 was this.
What is COVID or SARS-CoV-2? This accounted for approzimatley 25% of all deaths with heart disease, unintentinal injury, and cancer - following (in ranked order)
The garden level of The Payne Family Native American Center is dedicated to this famous Blackfeet tribal elder, activist, banker, rancher and lead plaintiff in the groundbreaking class-action suit Cobell v. Salazar.
Who is Elouise Cobell? Her suit ended in a $3.4 billion dollar settlement from the US Government, a MacArthur grant, status as warrior, Citizen Award and Congressional Medal of Freedom. As of 2015 Montana also recognizes Nov. 5th as Elouise Cobell Day.
Montana recognizes Indigenous Peoples Day. True or False.
What is False? Indigenous Peoples’ Day is dedicated to educating students, teachers, decision makers, and the public alike to recognize the significance of their contributions and is second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Various cities including Missoula observe this day and SB 224 currently in motion in the Montana Legislature, if passed - would make the day a legal holiday in Montana.
Each of Montana's Reservations are home to a Tribal College. Name one of Montana's Tribal Colleges.
What is...Blackfeet Community College (Blackfeet), Stone Child College (Rocky Boy), Aaniih Nakota College (Fort Belknap), Fort Peck Community College (Fort Peck), Chief Dull Knife College (Northern Cheyenne), Little Big Horn College (Crow), and Salish Kootenai College (Flathead).
Twenty-seven states derived their names from Indigenous words. Montana is one of them. True or False.
What is false? Montana is derived from the spanish word for Mountians.
Tribal Governments can impose taxes, pass laws and create court systems unique to their territory.
What is true? Many Tribes have Tribal Constitutions somewhat like the US Consititution that include a executive, legislative and judicial branch.
This Student Service Office is located in the northern wing of The Payne Family Native American Center and is dedicated to Native American enrollment, achievement and success at UM.
What is American Indian Student Services or AISS?
This Montana Tribe gained federal recognition status in 2019 after a decades-long fight.
What is the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe? Now headquartered in Great Falls, MT.
Montana's constitution requires all public school students receive instruction on Indigenous people through this titled program.
What is Indian Education for All?
Which of these plants were not cultivated by Indigenous People: corn, beets, squash, and beans.
What are beets? Corn, squash and beans were known as the ‘Three Sisters.’ Often the three crops are planted close together in order to support each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb, the beans add nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground, helping prevent weeds and trapping moisture.
Federally recognized tribes have this-to-this relations with the United States as well as are recognized as possessing certain inherent rights of self-governing (tribal sovereignty). What is this relationship called?
What is government to government relations?
University of Montana has reaffirmed its commitment to Native American students and the cultural importance of Native American traditions through the designation of $300,000 to establish an endowment that supports the what historic celebration.
What is the KyiYo Pow Wow Celebration?
In 2022, it is estimated that more than 78,000 residents of Montana have Native American heritage, making it one of the highest in the percentages in the United States. True or False
What is True
Montana is home to more tribal colleges than any other state. True or False.
What is true? Montana is home to seven of the nation’s 32 fully accredited tribal colleges – more than any other state – and serves more than 5,000 students.
From 1929-33, this Native American person to held the position of Vice President of the United States.
Who is Charles Curtis. He served under President Herbert Hoover and was a member of the Kaw Nation of Kansas. He is the first person of color to serve in the White House.
Indigenous peoples comprise 7% of Montana's population. On average, they account for this percentage of the state's missing/murdered persons demographic.
What is 26% of missing persons in the state of Montana?
This famous Indigenous novelist and poet - and UM alumnus and former UM professor - is considered a founding aurhtor of the Native American Renaissance.
Who is James Phillip Welch, Jr.? (1940 - 2003) A member of the Blackfeet and A'aninin Tribes. Novels include Fools Crow (1986) and Winter in the Blood (1974).