Piegan Institute

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The mission of THE PIEGAN INSTITUTE is to serve as a vehicle to research, promote and preserve Native languages. Founded in 1987, the Institute has its national headquarters and community-based programs on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwest Montana. Our community-based objectives are to increase the number of Blackfeet language speakers, to increase the cultural knowledge base of community members, and to actively influence positive community-based change. Our national objectives are to promote support for Native language issues through advocacy and education and to provide a voice to the national and international dialogue on Native Language restoration. The Piegan Institute ’s community-based projects include operating the Cuts Wood School Immersion program for grades K through 8; carrying out research; and producing written, audio and video materials on Blackfeet language and history.

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