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UM center gets second year for Indian leaders institute

The O’Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West at the University of Montana has received $40,000 to operate the Indian Leaders Institute for a second year.

The Helena-based Student Assistance Foundation made the grant to help the institute continue efforts to enhance tribal self-governance, strengthen American Indian-state relations and encourage opportunities for future Indian leaders graduating from post-secondary schools.

In its first year, the institute conducted two symposiums for the state’s elected Indian legislators. It also sponsored or co-sponsored conferences on the Indian Self-Determination Act, the Indian Education for All Act and the effects of the special session of the Montana Legislature on K-12 education in general and on Indian education in particular.

The institute plans two governance seminars on the Fort Peck and Blackfeet reservations this year. New this year will be Montana’s first wide-scale effort to provide professional development to graduating Indian post-secondary students. UM and the Salish Kootenai will work with select students in their transition from school to work or advanced degrees.