Native American Studies
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The Department of Native American Studies was established to provide and advance quality education for and about American Indians of Montana, the region, and the nation. In fulfilling this mission, the Department is committed to meet the changing needs of Montana's Indian tribes and all Montana citizens through excellence in teaching, research, and service. In its academic program, the department provides concentrated study through an undergraduate minor, the first online graduate certificate in Native American Studies offered, and a Master of Arts degree in Native American Studies. Students in any major can also gain a multicultural perspective through NAS offerings in the University's core curriculum. The Department, through its research and other creative efforts, actively pursues interdisciplinary scholarship in the field of Native American Studies.
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Item Land utilization on the Crow Indian reservation(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1940) Runyan, Clarence S.Item History of navigation on the Yellowstone river(Montana State College, 1950) MacDonald, John GordonIn the mass of literature connected with the fur trade and exploration and settlement of the region now comprising Montana, the Missouri River as a route and a means of travel has received ample recognition, but its great tributary, the Yellowstone, has fared less well. It is little realized that travel on the Yellowstone River, from the days of the fur-trader to the coming of the railroad, played a very significant part in the history of the region. The Yellowstone was important first in exploration, and then in the fur trade, and finally was the decisive factor in the ability of the United States Army to open up one of the last remaining areas in the Northwest for settlement and peaceful pursuits.Item A comparison of Indian and Caucasian students' achievement as measured by the Iowa tests of educational development at an Arizona high school(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1962) Van Horn, Alan C.Item Movement and population of the mottled sculpin (Cottus bairdi Girard) in a small Montana stream(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1963) McCleave, James DavidItem A method of measuring the comparative general level of management for farm operators on the Jocko Valley Division of the Flathead Irrigation Project(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1963) Olson, Carl EdmundItem English achievement of seventh grade Crow Indian students and proposed ways of improving their language skills in the Hardin public schools(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1963) Dyche, Steven E.Item A civic center for Harlem, Montana(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1964) Dolven, Fred O.Item Irrigation on the Crow Reservation / tribal and community benefits of the proposed Hardin Unit, Big Horn County, Montana(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1964) Borton, Raymond EugeneThe purpose of this thesis was to take a look at the complex problems related to irrigation on the Crow reservation that need to be considered when making plans for the 42,600 acre Hardin Unit development made possible by the Yellowtail Dam. Two-thirds of the acreage is within the reservation. One of the main problems on the reservation is the complex ownership pattern of land due to the original allotment process and the heirship and trust status problems it has caused. This could be simplified through an expanded tribal land purchase program and the encouragement for Indian owner-operators through extensive changes in education, credit, employment, and attitudes. Greater tribal involvement in the Indian administration process would provide both employment and improve tribal organization. Those individuals who are interested in and able to operate farms and ranches should be given easier access to credit. The theses includes a very brief history of the tribe and its customs, a more detailed history of the allotment program and the multitude of problems it has brought through inheritance and the lack of interest majority of the Crow have in working the land themselves which has led to large scale leasing. Many of the Indians who owned their allotments in fee patent, sold them to non-Indians who usually bought those key tracts that contained springs and streams for stock water. This provided the non-Indian owner with control of the surrounding lands which could only be leased to the owner of the key tracts. By 1961 this had led to a situation where non-Indians used 90% of the grazing land and 94% of the cropland within the reservation. Discusses some of the abuses commonly present in the leasing process.Item A proposed mural for the Museum of the Plains Indian at Browning, Montana, with study based on personal adaptation of remembered themes or motifs(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 1964) Parsons, Neil HenryItem A summer art school for Wild Horse Island, Flathead Lake, Montana(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1965) Schneider, Robert H.Item Some indication of the food buying knowledge of homemakers in three Montana counties(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 1965) Laidig, Janice KayItem A resort village for the Big Horn Canyon(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1965) Ruth, H. Mark.Item The history of federal aid to Montana education(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, 1966) Donohoe, Gordon ThomasThe purpose of this study was to bring together fragmentary information on the impact of federal monies on Montana education. The writer examined federal and state education department records arising in the way of administration and business, dealing with federal education aid. Chronicles, newspapers, magazines, pamphlets and federal laws has been reviewed. The following conclusions seem warranted from examination and analysis of data collected in this historical study: 1. Federal support was offered to Montana schools in 1864. However, the primary impact of federal aid to Montana education was felt with the passage of the Smith-Hughes Act in 1917. 2. Federal educational spending has had an impact on Montana public education although federal policy toward education has been influenced by factors other than educational ones, such as land settlement, national welfare and national defense. 3. Federal aid has been governed by dictates from Washington, D.C. 4. Federal funds in lieu of tax payments have not been sufficient to cover the additional cost of educating the children of federally dependent families. 5. Montana education can expect federal aid and controls in the future, as witnessed by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.Item Causes for the drop out problem of Indian students and proposed ways of alleviating the situation in the Wolf Point High School(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1966) Kelly, William DeanItem An investigation of factors affecting the comparative general level of management for farm operators on the Jocko Valley Division of the Flathead Irrigation Project as measured by indexed alfalfa yields(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1967) Zurenko, John GeorgeItem Factors affecting the education of Montana Indians(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1968) Barnett, James FranklinItem A comparative study of grazing fees on Montana public school lands and other grazing lands in Montana(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1968) Siderius, Kenneth L.Item Direct welded sculpture for Immaculate Conception parish(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1969) Olson, Leo L.Item Observations of family disorganization as it relates to an Indian community(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1969) Sommars, Vesta M.Item The Fairway Farms : an experiment in a new agricultural age(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 1969) Kenney, Ronald Lee; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Michael P. 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