Native American Tribes of Montana

Welcome to Native Languages of the Americas! You have reached the Native Americans by States section of our website, a new educational project designed to provide information about indigenous people in different U.S. states. Follow the links to the right of our tribal map for more information about the language, culture and history of each Montana tribe, or scroll below the map for Montana Indian activities including a wordsearch, fact sheets for kids about each tribe, and worksheets teaching words from the different Native American languages of Montana. Feel free to print any of these materials out for classroom use!

American Indians in Montana

The original inhabitants of the area that is now Montana included:

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The Assiniboine tribe

The Blackfeet tribe

The Cheyenne tribe

The Crow tribe

The Gros Ventre tribe

The Kootenai tribe

The Salish tribe

The Sioux tribe

The Shoshoni tribe

Other Indian tribes driven into Montana after Europeans arrived included:

The Chippewa tribe

The Cree tribe

There are seven federally recognized Indian tribes in Montana today.

Here are the addresses of Montana's Indian reservations:

Blackfeet Nation:
PO Box 850
Browning, MT 59417
http://www.blackfeetnation.com

Chippewa Cree Tribe:
Rocky Boy Route
Box Elder, MT 59521

Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes:
P.O. Box 278
Pablo, MT 59885

Crow Tribal Council:
PO Box 159
Crow Agency, MT 59526

Fort Belknap Indian Community (Assiniboine and Gros Ventre):
RR1 Box 66
Harlem, MT 59526

Fort Peck Indian Community (Assiniboine and Sioux):
RR1 Box 66
Harlem, MT 59526

Northern Cheyenne:
PO Box 128
Lame Deer, MT 59043

Teaching and learning activities about Montana Indians:

Feel free to print these out for classroom use!

Montana Tribes Word Search: Printable puzzle hiding the names of Montana's Indian tribes.

Montana Language Greetings: Learn to say "hello" in several Native Montana languages.

Montana Native Animals: Learn the Native American names of Montana animals.

Montana Indian Facts for Kids: Answers to frequently asked questions about the tribes of Montana.
We currently have pages for the Assiniboine, Blackfoot, Crow, Gros Ventre, Sioux, and Cheyenne tribes.

Recommended books about Montana Native Americans:

Montana Indians: Introducing Montana's Native American history and culture to kids.

Montana Indian Dictionary: Fact book on Montana's Native American tribes for kids.

Montana's Indians, Yesterday and Today: Photoessay on the Native Americans of Montana.

Ancient Visions: Art book of ancient Indian petroglyphs and pictographs in Wyoming and Montana.

Lakota Noon: The history of Custer's defeat by Sioux warriors at Little Big Horn.

Counting Coup: Biography of a contemporary Montana Indian basketball player.

Coyote Stories of the Montana Salish Indians: Collection of Flathead Indian legends from Montana.

Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region Handbook of herbs, food crops, and plant lore among the prairie tribes.

Other resources about American Indian history, culture and society in Montana state:

Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council: Intertribal organization representing the seven Indian nations of Montana.

Montana Indian Reservations: Page for kids with facts and pictures about the state's native people today .

Montana Reservations: Extensive profiles of the Montana Indian tribes including culture, history, and contacts.

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