The Montana Tribal Tourism Alliance is a non-profit intertribal organization that works to promote culturally appropriate economic development through tourism.

Tell Our Stories - Our Way

•         Often seen, rarely heard

•         A United Indian voice in Montana’s tourism planning

•         Promoting culturally appropriate economic development in tourism

•         Protecting the integrity and traditions of our American Indian cultures

Long-term economic sustainability

•         Development of Tribal Ambassador Training

•         Marketing Assistance and Technical Support

•         Business Networking

•         Advocacy for Indian businesses & entrepreneurs

Resources for Indian & Tribal Businesses & Tourists

•         Clearinghouse of information

•         MTTA Newsletter

•         Native American Scenic Byway Development

•         Training Programs & Manuals

•         Powwow Schedules

•         American Indian Service Directory

•         Website: www.bigskytribes.com

•         Links to Montana Tribes

Protection of American Indian culture and resources

•         Support of Language Preservation Projects

•         Facilitation of cultural preservation workshops

•         Promotion of cultural arts including, music, drum groups, dancers, stories and traditional games

Partnerships

•         Relationship Building with Public, Private and Tribal Organizations

•         Build Partnerships to Support Self-Sufficiency

•         Information sharing on funding sources

Recovery from “Discovery”

•         Commemorate, not Celebrate, the upcoming Lewis & Clark Bicentennial

•         Acknowledge the fact that it is impossible to discover a place and a people that have been living in the “Americas” for thousands of years

•         Indian perspective of the Lewis & Clark expedition

•         Indian perspective at interpretive centers

Tourism can

•         Bring much needed dollars and jobs directly to our communities

•         Open the doors to funding that can establish cultural/community centers and interpretive sights

•         Help preservation efforts for land, language and culture

•         Foster a new generation of small, successful businesses on the reservations

Make the Commitment

•         If American Indians don’t make the commitment to cultivate tourism on the reservations tribal communities will lose valuable tourism dollars

•         Become an MTTA Supporter

•         Join MTTA Today

How to contact us

Montana Tribal Tourism Alliance

P.O. Box 1224

Billings, MT 59103

Phone: 406-259-4600

Fax: 406-259-8352

Email: webmaster@bigskytribes.com

Send mail to dyani_b@hotmail.com with questions or comments about this web site. 

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Last modified: 12/01/04