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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    Tribal education : a case study of Northern Cheyenne elders
    (Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 1994) Rowland, Franklin Clay
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    Tribal education : a case study of Blackfeet elders
    (Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 1997) Still Smoking, Dorothy M.
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    Ashaammaliaxxia', the Apsalooke Clan System : a foundation for learning
    (Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 1997) Real Bird, Lanny
    This thesis is a study about Ashaammaliaxxia, the Apsaalooke clan system and how it serves as the foundation of learning among the Crow. Though the cultural activities take place in the informal setting of daily living, they represent the formal learning process for the Apsaalooke. The information about the function and structure of the Crow clan system is extremely thorough. The author also provides some background of the Crow culture in order to present other interrelated customs, practices, and religions because they are integrated with the clan system. Some of the conclusions are: the clan system and ceremonial preparations are important to the Crow learning process, the Crow view kinship and relationships as wealth, and the meaning of being an Apsaalooke is based on natural phenomena in the cosmos.
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