MontanaTribes.org

Montana tribes Web site unveiledA new Web site about Montana’s Indian tribes that offers hours of video interviews with Native people, learning activities and other resources is now online.

The site, which took a year to develop, was funded by the University of Montana and the state Office of Public Instruction’s Indian Education Division. OPI and UM split the $60,000 cost to build the site.

The educational resource for citizens and teachers, was created by UM’s Regional Learning Project, which produces multimedia educational products about regional history with American Indian educators. Project Director Sally Thompson said the new site, with its comprehensive look at all tribes in a single state, may be the first of its kind in the U.S.Comment:  Montana's impressive efforts to educate people about its Native inhabitants continue.