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Connecting Montana's Indian Country
The Montana Indigenous Tourism Trails Project connects Montana's Indian Country through an online platform that will help guests navigate & plan their visit responsibly. They will be able to use the platform to build itineraries throughout the many Indigenous communities that make up Montana's Indian Country
Montana Indigenous Tourism Trail Project
What is the Montana Indigenous Tourism Trails Project?
Through funding from the Montana Pilot Community Tourism Grant Program the Montana Indigenous Tourism Trails Project will create Indigenous Tourism Trails to connect, interpret, and market tourism assets and experiences within and across our reservations.
How will we connect with Indigenous communities?
MITTP staff will create steering committees in Indigenous communities to help identify tourism assets the community wants to promote, as well as, protect.
What Is a Steering Committee?
A group of committed community members who help guide tourism development in a way that honors culture, protects the land, and strengthens the tribal economy.
Why Is It Important?
This project supports tribal sovereignty, ensures community voice, protects cultural knowledge, creates opportunities for tribal citizens, and strengthens pride, culture, and local businesses.
Who Should Be Involved?
We invite participation from: elders & knowledge keepers; youth & young leaders; culture and language programs; economic development & business owners; artists, guides, and entrepreneurs; natural resources & wildlife programs; educators; and community organizations.
What Will the Committee Do?
Committees will create a shared vision for tribal tourism, identify cultural and natural tourism opportunities, help protect sacred places and stories, support local entrepreneurs, strengthen the visitor experience, promote community engagement, and guide long-term stewardship.
How Can You Join?
Community members can participate by attending meetings, bringing ideas forward, sharing knowledge and stories, supporting youth involvement, and helping shape a respectful tourism future
Our Values
Respect • Reciprocity • Cultural safety • Environmental Stewardship • Sovereignty • Community Strength
Learn More or Get Involved
To learn more or get involved email Montana Indigenous Tourism Trails Project staff at info@visitmita.org
People, Places, Pathways
Montana Indigenous Tourism Trails Project
Montana Indigenous Tourism Trails Project will create Indigenous Tourism Trails to connect, interpret, and market tourism assets and experiences within and across our reservations. This program is funded through the Montana Pilot Community Tourism Grant.
People
MITTP will connect visitors with tribal communities in new ways that will give tribes control over the narrative. Tribes will have the agency to tell their story the way they want to tell it, and to protect their sacred sites and history in a way they've never had before. Guests will visit Montana's Indian Country in sustainable and respectful ways.
Places
Montana's Indian Country is made up of eight distinct areas across the state, seven reservations and an area in Great Falls. This great state is home to 13 federally recognized tribes with over 67,000 enrolled citizens. The Amskapi Pikuni of the Blackfeet Reservation; the Apsáalooke of the Crow Reservation; the Séliš, Ql̓ispé and Ksanka of the Flathead Reservation; the A’aniih and Nakoda of the Fort Belknap Reservation; the Dakota and Nakoda of the Fort Peck Reservation; the Little Shell Annishinabe of central Montana; the Tsetsêhesêstâhase of the Northern Cheyenne Reservation; and the Annishinabe and Ne-i-yah-wahk of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation make up the beautiful and diverse tapestry that is Montana's Indian Country.
Pathways
MITTP will connect Montana's Indian Country through an online platform that will help guests navigate and plan their visit responsibly. They will be able to use the platform to build itineraries throughout the many Indigenous communities that make up Montana's Indian Country.
Take Action
Each tribe will host a steering committee that will help Montana Indigenous Tourism Trails Project staff understand the community's tourism assets and needs. If you are interested in learning more about this project click here.
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