See you at MFPE

 Are you coming to Bozeman to MFPE? If so, make sure to stop by the Montana Historical Society booth and say hi!

There are an abundance of great-looking sessions this year. Check them out!

Special Events

If you get into town on Wednesday, head over to the Gallatin History Museum, 317 W Main, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. for light appetizers, a tour of the museum at 5:30, and a talk by The Extreme History Project founder Crystal Alegria at 6:30. (Earn two renewal units). If you are attending, Sandra would appreciate an RSVP so she knows how much food to order: sandra.oldendorf@montana.edu.  

Montana Council on Social Studies Featured Speakers 

Thursday

• 11-12 p.m. Mark Johnson, Montana's Historic Chinese Communities (room A377)
• 12-1 p.m. Issues in Social Studies and MCSS Business Meeting: join for lunch (rooms A330-31)
• Bring your own lunch or enjoy pizza/salad and drinks from MCSS
• 1-2 p.m. Dr. Dale Martin, The Monstrous Anger of Guns, (room A382)

Friday

• 10-11 a.m. Dr. Walter Fleming, The Seven Most Important Indian Battles in Montana History: (room A377)
• 11-12 p.m. Megan Torgerson, Changing Perspectives on Rural (room A377)

Montana Historical Society Staff and Teacher Leader-led Sessions

Thursday

• 8-9 a.m. Centering Indigenous Voices in Historical Narratives, Dylan Huisken
• 8-10 a.m. Exploring Indian Education for All through Primary Sources from the Library of Congress, Melissa Hibbard
• 1-2 p.m. Western Displacement "Done Wrong by 'The Man'?" Gallery Walk, Mary Zuchowski

Friday

• 9-10 a.m. MTHS Resources Scavenger Hunt, Laurie Enebo
• 10-12 p.m. National History Day 101, Melissa Hibbard
• 1-2 p.m. Montana History Projects Make-It-And-Take It, Laurie Enebo

Other Sessions of Interest

Thursday

• 9-10 a.m. Tsistsistas & Suhtaio: Expressions of the Northern Cheyenne People, Ancient Times - 1875, Heather Torrence
• 9-10 a.m. 1972 Montana Constitution - History & Threats, Mae Nan Ellingson and Evan Barrett
• 10-11 a.m. 1776-2026: A Semiquincentennial Roundtable, Senator Shannon O'Brien and Marietta Croft
• 10-11 a.m. Art & Adaptation: Transforming Art among the Apsáalooke (Crow Nation), Heather Torrence
• 11-12 a.m. To Bleed or Not to Bleed (about Lewis and Clark medicine), Cortney Reedy
• 12-1 p.m. Educator Resources from the Western Heritage Center, Heather Torrence
• 1-2 p.m. Forts and Trading Posts, Matthew Schertz
• 1-2 p.m. Mann Gulch Curriculum, Mari Carroll
• 2-3 p.m. Montanan PBS Presents: The American Buffalo, Nikki Vradenburg
• 2-3 p.m. MT STOY Keynote: Kevin KickingWoman
• 2-5 p.m. Teaching Federal Indian Policy Periods, Jacie Jeffers
• 2-4 p.m. Women in the Heart of Battle - Female Participation at the Little Bighorn, Cheyenne Aldrich
• 3-4 p.m. Montana League of Women Voters Suffrage Timeline and Nitty Gritty of Voting Presentations, Rebecca Johnson
• 3-4 p.m. Beadwork in the Classroom, Sunny Gardner
• 4-5 p.m. Indian Education for All resources for Music, Mike Jetty

Friday

• 8 a.m-5 p.m. Butte's Superfund: Place-Based Scientific Literacy, Chris Pavlovich, Rayelynn Brandl et al
• 9-10 a.m. Speakers in the Schools (A free program from Humanities Montana), John Knight
• 9-10 a.m. Introducing Native Art: Winter Count Workshop, Jennifer Woodcock Medicine-horse and Autumn Elliot
• 10-11 a.m. Introducing Native Art: Winter Count Workshop II, Jennifer Woodcock Medicine-horse and Autumn Elliot  
• 11-12 p.m. Game On: Montana Athletes Who Changed History, Heather Torrence
• 9-10 a.m. Traditional Games and Fire Starting, Cortney Reedy and Dusty Rixford
• 1-2 p.m. Indian Education for All Resources for ELA and Social Studies, Mike Jetty
• 2-3 p.m. Pandemonium on the Prairie: Crime and Conflict on the Montana Plains, 1831 - 1899, Heather Torrence
• 2-3 p.m. The State of Social Studies in 2024, Lawrence Paska
• 2-5 p.m. “It Opened my Mind and my Heart”: Applying the Rs Framework to Indigenize Professional Development, Christine Stanton, Jordann Lankford et al