IEFA Link Roundup and the Montana Free Press

 I'm heading to the Indian Education for All Best Practices Conference in Billings today, so I thought I'd share some links relating to IEFA.  

• NPR ran this story, which touches on sovereignty and state-to-state relations as well as a burning contemporary issue (the fentanyl crisis). 
• This is a haunting story about bringing the remains of a student who died at Carlyle back to the Blackfeet Reservation for reburial.
• I love the Montana Free Press, and if you don't subscribe to its free newsletter, you are missing out! It has all the Montana political news you need plus deep dives into topics like school funding. Two recent stories that caught my eye:
  • "Indigenous lands generate revenue for Montana campuses" about how Morrell Land Grant colleges directly benefit from colonialism.
  • Bison transfers to tribes grow as state pushes to shrink Yellowstone herd.

Have you read anything particularly thought-provoking lately? Shoot me the link or, if you are on Facebook, consider posting it in the Teaching Montana History Facebook group. 

Some Reminders

• Don't forget to join our last Monday Meetup: Incorporating Literature into Social Studies. Register here for the link. 
• Nominate a 7-12 grade teacher for the Centennial Bell Montana History Teacher of the Year Award. 
• Do you teach high school? Consider joining our Teacher Leader program.