Curriculum Team

Our project members include native tribal members and writers familiar with this content including:

Dr. Herman Viola, Project creator and scholar and Curator Emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution and Senior Advisor to the Native American Veterans Memorial

Deb Mitchell, Program Specialist for Outreach and Interpretation the Montana Historical Society and Director of the Montana Association of Museums.Helena, Montana

Dr. Ellen Baumler, Historian and Author, past state historian, Helena, Montana

Leo Bird, Blackfeet Affiliated Tribe, Military Veteran, Scientist and Teacher. Browning Montana

Michael Jetty, Spirit Lake Dakota, Indian Education Specialist, Montana Office of Public Instruction

Cassie Wise, a consultant with the National Indian Education Association who is located in Washington DC with experience in Native American projects.

Kurrin Abrams, Project manager, curriculum writer, and staff member of the National Indian Education Association

Cheryl Hughes, the coordinator of the project and retired educator from the Missoula School system.

Michelle Pearson, Master educator and trainer with the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program Western Region and 8th Grade Social Studies teacher.

Laura Israelsen, Teacher Librarian, and trainer with the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program Western Region and 8th Grade Social Studies teacher.

Dr. Cynthia Stout, Master educator and trainer with the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program Western Region, historian and retired educator.