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A Cheyenne Odyssey

Alternate Title
Mission US Mission 3
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Mission US

Role-playing game for middle school grades. This mission focuses on changes to the Northern Cheyenne's way of life from 1866 to 1876 due to encroachment of United Sates military expeditions, railway builders and white settlers. Students assume the role of Little Fox and influence the outcomes of the game by the choices they make.

Teacher's Guide.

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"Clash of Cultures" as Euphemism: Avoiding History at the Little Bighorn

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Timothy Braatz
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 4, 2004, pp. 107-130
A deconstruction of the phrase 'clash of cultures' to show how it hides more than it reveals, oversimplifies issues, disregards the historical realities and why the phrase is used and implications of its use.
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Community-University Research Liaisons: Translating the Languages of Research and Culture

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ada Bends
Charlene Burns
Pearl Yellowman-Caye
Tammy Rider
Emily Matt Salois
Annette Sutherland
Mike Todd
Deb LaVeaux
Suzanne Christopher
Pimatisiwin, vol. 11, no. 3, 2013, pp. 345-357
Examines the collaborative relationships to improve Native American health through community-based participatory research.
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A Comparative Study in Estimating Time

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brooks Anderson
Larry Burd
John Dodd
Katharin Kelker
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 19, no. 3, May 1980, pp. [1-4]
Study in Montana assesses whether adolescents living on reservations estimate time the same as their non-Aboriginal counterparts.
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A Comparison of CVM Survey Response Rates, Protests and Willingness-to-Pay of Native Americans and General Population for Fuels Reduction Polices

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Armando González-Cabán
John B. Loomis
Andrea Rodriguez
Hayley Hesslen
Journal of Forest Economics, vol. 13, no. 1, May 15, 2007, pp. 49-71
Findings did not reflect a statistical difference between Native Americans and Montana's general population initially, but in-depth interviews later revealed variations.
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A Conceptual Framework of Nursing in Native American Culture

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Lowe
Roxanne Struthers
Journal of Nursing Scholarship, vol. 33, no. 3, Fall, 2001, pp. 279-283
Seven dimensions that provide a foundation for Native American nursing are identified: caring, traditions, respect, connection, holism, trust and spirituality.
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Constructions and Contestations of the Authoritative Voice: Native American Communities and the Federal Writers' Project, 1935-41

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mindy J. Morgan
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 29, no. 1/2, Winter-Spring, 2005, pp. 56-83
Article examines the work of Fred Gone and Mark “Rex” Flying and their use of the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP) to collect and share the stories of the Gros Ventre and Assiniboine communities in Montana in order to tell the histories of their peoples.
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Contours of a People: Metis Family, Mobility, and History

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Liam Haggarty
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 95, no. 3, September 2014, pp. 463-465
Book review of: Contours of a People edited by Nicole St-Onge, Carolyn Podruchny and Brenda MacDougall. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 463.
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Contours of a People: Métis Family, Mobility, and History

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Scott P. Stephen
BC Studies, no. 184, Winter, 2014/2015, pp. 140-141
Book review of Contours of a People edited by Nicole St-Onge, Carolyn Podruchny, and Brenda Macdougall. Entire book review section on one PDF. To access review scroll to p. 140.
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Creating Pathways to a Better Life

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jerry Worley
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 2, Workforce Development, Winter, 2014
Discusses how tribal colleges in Montana and North Dakota are initiating new innovative accelerated curriculum programs to address the region’s workforce necessities.
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Cree Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
Material on: culture, history, mythology and language as well as separate sections for scholarly articles and theses.children's books, films, internet resources, music, recordings, curriculum materials, and textbooks.
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Cultural Guide to American Indian Tribes in Montana and Wyoming

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities
American Indian Health Research Program
Black Hills State University
Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council
Groups included: Blackfoot, Crow, Fort Belknap Reservation, Little Shell Chippewa, Northern Arapaho, and Northern Cheyenne.
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Cultural Identity, Authenticity, and Community Survival: The Politics of Recognition in the Study of Native American Religions

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John A. Grim
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 3/4, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Parts 1 & 2), Summer - Autumn, 1996, pp. 353-376
Asks whether the current politics of recognition provides new perspectives on the study of religions.
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Custer's Last Battle

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Charles King
[Harper's New Monthly Magazine], no. [81], [August] 1890, pp. 378-387
Recounts the battle of the Little Big Horn in Montana.
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The Cypress Hills Massacre—A Century’s Retrospect

Articles » General
Author/Creator
P[hilipp] Goldring
Saskatchewan History, vol. 26, no. 3, Autumn, 1973, pp. [81]-102
Draws on historical documents retrieved from Libraries and Archives Canada to reconstruct the narrative of the mass murder that occurred in 1873 near Battle Creek. Challenges the sources which name the date as May 1, asserting that it was June 1 based on trial testimony; examines press coverage following the event. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 81.
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Dan Cushman Reader

Theses
Author/Creator
Brent D. McCann

Journalism Thesis (MA) -- University of Montana, 2001.

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Defining Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease for American Indians: Trends in Heart Disease and Stroke Mortality Among American Indians and Whites in Montana, 1991 to 2000

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Todd S. Harwell
Carrie S. Oser
Nicholas J. Okon
Crystelle C. Fogle
Steven D. Helgerson et al
Circulation, vol. 112, no. 5, October 3, 2005, pp. 2263-2267
Study finds the mortality rate was significantly higher for both male and female Native Americans when compared to rates among whites.
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The Dispersal of the Métis

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[David Morin]
Briefly explains reasons for the out-migration from Manitoba after the Red River Resistance and the 1885 Resistance, including disappearance of the bison-hunting economy, failure of agriculture, influx of settlers, racism, changes to legislation, and flaws in the Scrip system.
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Documenting and Maintaining Native American Languages for the 21st Century: The Indiana University Model

Alternate Title
Revitalizing Indigenous Languages
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Douglas R. Parks
Julia Kushner
Wallace Hooper
Francis Flavin
Delilah Yellow Bird
Selena Ditmar
Five papers describe the Akira Language Project implemented at White Shield School in North Dakota, Nakoda Language Program at Fort Belknap College in Montana and the development of tools for computer language documentation at the American Indian Studies Research Institute. Excerpt from Revitalizing Indigenous Languages edited by John Reyhner, Gina Cantoni, Robert N. St. Clair, and Evangeline Parsons.
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Eating Attitudes of Native American and White Female Adolescents: A Comparison of BMI [Body-Mass-Index]-and Age-Matched Groups

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wesley C. Lynch
Kristy D. Eppers
Jinell R. Sherrodd
Ethnicity and Health, vol. 9, no. 3, August 2004, pp. 253-266
Results of study suggested how ethnicity and BMI may influence specific eating attitudes and behaviours among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal girls in grades 5-12.
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