Montana Conversations

The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians – Chris LaTray

The Montana-based Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians became the 574th Indian tribe to be recognized by the United States government in December, 2019, after over 150 years of trying. The tribe’s origins, and its future, are deeply connected to the Métis people. The Métis are one of the three Indigenous peoples recognized by Canada...

14 May

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Heritage Hall

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Storytelling: The Power to Connect Our World with Lailani Upham

Using her experience working on the documentary film projects The Sixty-Four Flood and The Blackfeet Flood, Lailani Upham leads participants through a discussion on the creative and healing process of storytelling. In the films, survivors on the Blackfeet Reservation told firsthand, historical accounts nearly 50 years after a tragic flood took lives and homes in...

19 May

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Valier Public Library

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The Art of Meaningful Conversation: Let’s Talk About What’s Importana – Lowell Jaeger

Discussion facilitator Lowell Jaeger uses stimulating short pieces of literature to generate lively, thoughtful, engaging conversations concerning topics important to our everyday lives. The reading and the focus for these conversations can be tailored to your group’s particular interests and needs. These guided discussions honor diverse perspectives and are a great way to bring people...

11 Jun

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

The Terraces at Immanuel Living

40 Claremont Street Kalispell, MT 59901

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The Veteran’s Experience & Military Culture – Elizabeth Barrs

One in 10 Montanans is a veteran, yet how much do we know about the veteran’s experience and military culture? Literature, history, movies, and other media often portray the veteran in stereotype—brave hero, troubled youth, skilled warrior, apathetic killer, or unflappable leader. In this talk, Elizabeth Barrs, an army combat veteran and instructor of Veterans...

14 Jun

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Petroleum County Community Center

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WordSongs: Bringing Poetry to Life – Dave Caserio

This program is a dramatic, high-energy, interactive, and intimate performance of poetry and music designed to invigorate and re-kindle the passion and interest for poetry. The duo draws from contemporary and past poets and poetry of diverse cultures and subject matter, period and themes, and fuses them with the music of jazz, blues, classical and...

26 Jun

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Miles City Public Library

1 S 10th St, Miles City, MT 59301

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Living with the Land – Louise Fischer

Fischer describes the American Indian struggle for survival in often harsh conditions, triumph over hardships, and spiritual and creative achievements. This inspiring talk enhances understanding of how the Indian peoples lived, and can be tailored to focus particularly on food, clothing, or medicine, as requested. Fischer, an artist who was raised in a traditional Indian...

27 Jun

Hockaday Museum of Art

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Montana’s Poet Laureate – Chris La Tray

Métis storyteller and Little Shell Chippewa member Chris La Tray approaches the practice of poetry the same as he does the spiritual life of an Anishinaabe person: which is to say, if one lives an Anishinaabe life, with particular attention to the seven guiding principles of the Seven Grandfather teachings – Humility, Courage, Honesty, Wisdom,...

08 Jul

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Marias Museum - Annex Building

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Survival and Loss: Indigenous Boarding Schools

Through the study of Native American memoirs we explore the time period in history when Native American children were taken away from their families and sent to boarding schools. Participants read excerpts from American Indian Stories by Zitkala-Sa, Rattlesnake Mesa by Edna New Weber, Shi-shi-etko by Nicola I. Campbell and poetry from Birthright: Born to Poetry: A Collection of Montana Indian Poetry and It’s...

17 Jul

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Virtual Event

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Living with the Land – Louise Fischer

Fischer describes the American Indian struggle for survival in often harsh conditions, triumph over hardships, and spiritual and creative achievements. This inspiring talk enhances understanding of how the Indian peoples lived, and can be tailored to focus particularly on food, clothing, or medicine, as requested. Fischer, an artist who was raised in a traditional Indian...

19 Jul

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Missouri Headwaters State Park

1585 Trident Rd, Three Forks, MT 59752

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Living with the Land – Louise Fischer

Fischer describes the American Indian struggle for survival in often harsh conditions, triumph over hardships, and spiritual and creative achievements. This inspiring talk enhances understanding of how the Indian peoples lived, and can be tailored to focus particularly on food, clothing, or medicine, as requested. Fischer, an artist who was raised in a traditional Indian...

11 Sep

3:00 pm

Lewis and Clark Library East Helena Branch

16 E Main St, East Helena, MT 59635

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