Montana Indigenous Experiences
Discover Indigenous-led places, gatherings, and stewardship across Montana and the Crown of the Continent — from the Blackfeet Nation to Apsáalooke and Northern Cheyenne country.
Where to Begin
A few Indigenous-led places and gatherings to start your journey across Montana and the Crown of the Continent.
Blackfeet Heritage Center & Art Gallery
The center also features the smallest and most complete skeleton of a juvenile tyrannosaur found in North America. The dinosaur was about three years of age when it died, perhaps drowning in an ancient river 73 million years ago. The tyrannosaur was very closely related to Tyrannosaurus rex. Its blade-shaped, serrated teeth indicate that it was a flesh-eater rather than a bone crusher like adult tyrannosaurs. The Blackfeet Heritage Center & Art Gallery is open daily in the summer, is handicap accessible and admission is free. Driving Directions The Blackfeet Heritage Center & Art Gallery is located at 333 Central Avenue West in Browning, Montana.
Apsáalooke Tours
Apsáalooke Tours offers air-conditioned bus interpretive tours with Native American guides at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Crow Agency. Tours run hourly from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets prices are $15 for adults; $12 for seniors/veterans; and $5 for children 12 years old and under. Private tours from one to two hours are available. Please schedule private tours three to five days in advance. Call or email for pricing. Apsaalooke Tours operate from Memorial Day to Labor Day. The Apsaalooke Tours is operated by the Crow Tribe. Crow Tribe of Indians Tourism: CrowTribeTourism.Info@crow-nsn.gov Call us at +1-406-679-3999
Iron Shield Collective - Indigenous Storytelling
Indigenous woman-owned and veteran-owned business established March 2021 Let us guide you to a deep understanding of your soul through Indigenous cultural workshop hike adventures. Hear our story, history, culture, and way of knowing while out on the homelands of the Amskapi Pikuni (Blackfeet Nation people) near Glacier National Park. Cultural Hike General Agenda Introduction: open invocation in our tribal traditional way, story guides and guests swap greetings and backgrounds Group starts the hike in solitude, time for meditation, and reflection Group stops for indigenous storytelling, historical knowledge of the landscape and bonus workshop. (Q and A) Themes are as follows: History of landscape territories, historical account stories, and traditional knowledge Treaties and history before Montana Storytelling and how it connects us Indigenous oral traditional stories and songs Indigenous songs that connect us to the natural world around us Indigenous dances and songs Survival skills from Native military veteran guides and old tribal war stories and songs Indigenous language and it's meaning in our world around us and identity Indigenous Led Conservation Plant identification and plant medicines Climate change efforts in Indian Country Traditional societies ceremonial protocol Indigenous war stories and survival skills Visual storytelling with smartphone/camera Writing your story, essay memoir style, journalism writing Restart hike: reflection and connection. Return our hike toward vehicles with an additional stop for traditional stories and interchange reflection (Q and A) A "See you on the trails" wrap up.
Crow Fair and Rodeo
August 13-18, 2025 Each year, the Apsáalooke people of the Crow Indian Reservation conduct one of the largest powwows in the country. Crow Fair and Rodeo attracts more than 50,000 spectators and participants from the around the world. There are many cultural activities that take place throughout the days of this great celebration, including: Grand-entry and parades showcasing traditional bead work, buckskin and leather work, all made especially for the purpose of showing the best each family has to offer. An Indian National Finals Rodeo (INFR) sanctioned rodeo, inviting the most talented Indian-Cowboys in the western United States. Pari-mutuel Horse Racing as well as the very popular Indian-Relay horse races. This shows the best in Indian horsemanship from throughout Indian country. "Dance-Through-Camp" or more commonly known as the "Parade Dance", based on the spiritual belief-ways of the Apsaalooke people and is meant as a prayer for good things for the people of our Crow Tribe, future camps, and the coming year. Message from the Montana Indeginous Tourism Alliance: > We the Apsaalooke Nation do cordially invite all of you to attend our annual celebration and we welcome you to become a part of our large and extended family. Crow Agency is located 60 miles south of Billings off of I-90.
Museum of the Plains Indian
The Museum of the Plains Indian was founded in 1941 and displays richly varied arts of Northern Plains Tribal peoples including the Blackfeet, Crow, Northern Cheyenne, Sioux, Assiniboine, Arapaho, Shoshone, Nez Perce, Flathead, Chippewa, and Cree. Their historic clothing, horse gear, weapons, household implements, baby carriers and toys highlight the exhibits. A series of promotional sales exhibitions introduces unsurpassed contemporary American Indian art and crafts by emerging artists and craftspeople.
Northern Cheyenne Chief's Powwow
The Northern Cheyenne Chief's Powwow, the annual Fourth of July Celebration, is the largest pow-wow held on the reservation. Activities to observe and participate in include fun runs and health walks. The Princess Contest (all princesses welcomed), Indian dancing contests in all categories, parades, and Grand Entries welcome visitors to a brilliant display of color and traditions. Gourd dancing is held daily. Traditional feasts of Native foods are always part of the festivities, and all drum groups, dancers, singers and vendors are encouraged to attend. Campsites at the Kenneth Beartusk Pow-wow Grounds, 3 miles south of Lame Deer are available and photography is welcomed.
Travel That Honors Native Culture and Land
Whether you're visiting, hosting, or stewarding these lands, experience Montana through the knowledge and welcome of its Indigenous peoples.
For Travelers
Join Native-guided tours, visit tribal cultural centers and museums, and attend powwows and celebrations — experiences led by the people whose ancestral lands you're visiting.
For Indigenous Businesses
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For Tribal Stewards
Tribal tourism offices, cultural institutions, and community leaders: share your places and stories on your terms, and grow tourism that benefits your nation.
Stewardship Rooted in Thousands of Years
Indigenous-Led
These experiences are owned, guided, or hosted by Native nations and people — your visit directly supports Indigenous communities and storytellers.
Cultural Continuity
Cultural centers, museums, ceremonies, and gatherings keep living traditions vibrant. Travel here is an invitation to listen and learn.
Land Stewardship
From buffalo jumps to sacred sites in the Crown of the Continent, these are places cared for across generations — visit with respect and reciprocity.