Please visit our new
Blackfeet Painted Tipi Exhibit
through March, 2010

"Enduring Art, Spiritual Symbol"

This exhibit reveals the ritual and responsibilities associated with acquiring the right to paint or own a Blackfeet painted tipi. The exhibit utilized beautiful serigraphs (silkscreen) images and historic photographs to explain the significance of owning a painted lodge.

Sponsored in part by the LCIC Foundation, LCTHF, and Museum of the Rockies. FREE with regular admission.

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A summary of our future events!

Upcoming Events

(Click for a 4-fold pocket pamphlet to view or print.)

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Film Festival - Through Native Eyes

This year's Annual Film Festival focuses on Native American History.

Film showings at 4 pm and repeated at 7 pm in the Interpretive Center Theater. FREE.

Winter Film Festival, more information.

February 4, 2010 - Trail of Tears, a PBS Presentation
February 11, 2010 - Roads Across the Plains and Attack on Culture
February 18, 2010 - Playing for the World, a film about the Ft. Shaw Indian Women's basketball team.

Please see Upcoming Events for more details.

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Winter Warm-ups

Please see the current Upcoming Events link above for more details on each Saturday Winter Warm-up event, including for which age the session is best suited.

More Information on the Winter Warm-Ups.

Use the registration form to sign up for the sessions. Winter Warm-Ups Registration Form

February 6, 2010: Tablet Loom Weaving
February 13, 2010: Song and Dance
February 20, 2010: Felting with your Hands and Feet
February 27, 2010: Silk screening Made Simple
March 6, 2010: A-Tisket, A-Tasket, Let's Make a Basket

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Star Party Extravaganza

Next Extravaganza: April 23, 2010

 

The Star Party Extravaganza is from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Star-gazing outdoors through large telescopes set up for public viewing. Indoor activities include project activities for children and adults, plus a movie or special presenter. FREE.

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February 19, 2010
March 19, 2010

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New Exhibit Opening in February, 2010 -
On the Brink of Change

This new exhibit retraces Isaac Stevens' railroad survey route across the northwest, fifty years after the Corps of Discovery's travels. Unlike Lewis and Clark, Stevens enlisted two artists to capture images of the western landscape for history to remember. Lithograph reproductions by artists John Mix Stanley and Gustavus Sohon complement the exhibit panels. In addition to his railroad survey report, Isaac Stevens is perhaps most remembered for his role crafting treaties with the Plains and Coastal tribes in the 1850s. His actions resulted in the creation of many of today's Indian Reservations. While Lewis and Clark's exploration brought change to the west, arguably Isaac Stevens created the instruments that placed western Indian Tribes on the true brink of change.

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Flora and Fauna Page
Visitors to our new page can view photographs and read general information of the animals, flora, and fauna that live in the ecosystem around the Center. Photographs by Fay and Steve Schaller and our staff are featured.

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Trails Page
Visitors to the Center are invited on an outdoor exploration (weather permitting!) of the Missouri Breaks geology, prairie vegetation and scenic views of wildlife and historic sites.

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Facility Rental:
Consider booking your next meeting, catered dinner, wedding, or social event at the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center. For more information contact Bob Brown at bobbrown01@fs.fed.us or phone (406) 727-8733.

Special Features

• Experience The Incredible Story.
• Learn About Plains and Northwest Indian Cultures 1804-06.
• Listen to Audio Tour in Five Languages.
• View the Missouri River and Its Wildlife From Overlooks.
• Bring Your Tour Group.
• Bring Your School.
• Attend Ranger Programs Year-round.
• Register Children for Summer Camps.
• Stroll Through Native Plants Outdoors.
• Re-live the 8,000-mile Trip in the Exhibit Hall.

Request a pre-visit packet and please plan at least two hours for your visit.

"The gem along the trail."
- Stephen Ambrose, author of Undaunted Courage

Special Events

Enjoy many guest speakers, special events, and fun for the whole family year round. Many of the events are free or are included as part of the Interpretive Center’s entrance fee.

Become a Friend of the Center and get discounts on store purchases, receive a newsletter, and be the first to see new exhibits thanks to special invitations.

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