Denise Juneau (Citizen of the Mandan Hidatsa Tribes and Blackfeet Tribe), former Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction • Chris La Tray (Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Métis), 2023-2025 Montana Poet Laureate • Kevin Kicking Woman (Amskapi Pikuni), 2024 Montana Teacher of the Year & BNAS Educator • Mike Jetty (Spirit Lake Dakota), OPI Indian Education Specialist • Michelle Mitchell (Salish and Chippewa Cree), CSKT Tribal Education Director • Dr. Shane Doyle, (Apsáalooke), Scholar and community advocate • Julie Cajune (Salish), Tribal historian • Lark Real Bird (Crow), Language educator • Bill Swaney (Salish), Former CSKT Tribal Education Director • Mike Geboe (Chippewa Cree), Language educator and wellness specialist • Lea Whitford (Blackfeet), Former state legislator; educator • Jordann Lankford (A’aniiih and Anishinaabe), MACIE Chair; educator • Aaron Brien (Crow), Tribal Historic Preservation Officer • Sidney U. Fellows (Shoshone-Bannock & Chippewa-Cree), Tribal food access advocate • Matt Bell (Nakoda-Aaniiih), OPI Language and Culture Specialist