Websites

Trail Tribes introduces viewers to the tribal homelands and subsequent history of six native groups who encountered Lewis and Clark, including Lakota, Mandan-Hidatsa, Blackfeet, Shoshone, Columbia Plateau and Chinook-Clatsop. Primary historical resources and contemporary accounts by tribal representatives comprise the content of this richly illustrated website, which presents authentic resources on Traditional Culture, Contemporary Culture, and Relationship with the U.S.

Visit Trail Tribes.

The website is an educational resource for Montana citizens and educators, developed for use in implementing Indian Education for All. This project was a collaboration between Montana’s Office of Public Instruction and the University of Montana’s Regional Learning Project in the Center for Continuing Education. This web-based resource features a large digital archive of video interviews with tribal educators and elders discussing a wide spectrum of topics, and is organized to support Montana’s Essential Understandings about Montana Indians.

Visit Montana Tribes.

A resource for teachers and students in the northwest US, this content includes a tribal perspective and is designed to fold into American History curriculum.

Visit Time Travelers: Teaching American History in the Northwest.

This two-semester training for leadership of Indian Education programming in schools is offered periodically through UMOnline, with credit from the School of Education. The first semester, created by RLP staff, is taught through the lens of the Essential Understandings about Montana Indians. Students participate in a number of activities designed to increase cultural awareness, and understanding of historical and contemporary Native American issues. The second semester, created and taught by School of Education faculty in Curriculum and Instruction, support participants in applied learning.

Note: The site is password-protected to respect the wishes of tribal presenters. Let us know if you’re interested in participating in this course.

Visit IEFA Leadership.

Under contract with the Washington State Historical Society, RLP provided content for this web-based educational site, which explores the treaty-making era in the Northwest between the United States and Indian tribes. The website provides material on ancestral tribal homelands and cultures and the changes brought about by settlers and subsequent treaties.

Visit Treaty Trail.

The Regional Learning Project collaborated with the Newberry Library of Chicago under National Endowment for the Humanities grant funding to produce this website and provide the “Indian Voices” content for this online exhibit. Along with rich imagery and text, the website features RLP interview material with tribal educators and elders from across the region.

Visit Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country: 200 Years of American History.