What We Do

Chickadee is fulfilling its mission of supporting education projects by, about, and for Indigenous people in the following ways.

Indian Education for All

Curated information for teachers seeking to infuse IEFA into their classrooms.

Minnie Hollow Wood - Artist Monica Gilles-Brings Yellow

This 8-week course will help participants develop their understanding of American Indian resistance to settler colonialism.

Indigenous Speakers in Schools

Facilitates connections between Montana schools and Indigenous speakers.

Language Matters (Presentation)

Language Matters Class 7 Conference, FREE conference for those interested in Indigenous language education.

NASfE (Presentation)

Online course! Learn about #LandBack, language revitalization, food sovereignty, MMIW and western vs. Indigenous ways of knowing.

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A celebration of Indigenous art & storytelling.

What We've Done

The Métis Heritage Festival invited Métis and non-Métis people to come and celebrate this vibrant culture!

Chippewa Cree Elders' Storytelling: recorded & edited hours of storytelling with five elders from Chippewa Cree tribe at Rocky Boy for use in their community

Education conference sponsorship: small-scale support for Indian Education for All Best Practices conferences, Montana Indian Education Association conference

School Services of Montana: contracted with experts to improve Indian Education for All content in curriculum

Indigenous Scholarship Fundraising: fiscal agent for over $16,000 in funding for Indigenous scholars attending Freeflow workshop