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Call for American Indian Artists and Vendors: The Montana Tribal Tourism Alliance is pleased to announce the Seven Lodges ~ Plains Indian Encampment and Art Market to be held July 22-25, 2006 at Pompey's Pillar National Monument.; Artists, click here for more information and an application to participate in the Seven Lodges American Indian Arts & Crafts Market.

Annual Calendar Updated: The summer will be here before you know it. So we've updated our Calendar of Events for you so you can start making plans to visit Big Sky Country and attend one or more of our Pow-wows.; Plan to stay awhile and let yourself really relax and enjoy Montana. If you're a first-time visitor or an old hand . . . there is no place like Big Sky Country.

Tourism Advisory Council Appointment: Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer recently appointed MTTA Coordinator, Dyani Bingham to the Montana Tourism Advisory Council. Other newly appointed American Indian TAC Members, in addition to Ms. Bingham, are Dolores Plumage, Blaine County Commissioner and Ed DesRosier, Sun Tours.

MTTA Goes to England: MTTA Coordinator, Dyani Bingham is headed to London, England from November 12-18, 2005 to the World Travel Market (WTM) as part of a delegation representing states from the American West working to build international tourism relationships. According to Ms. Bingham, "This is a first for MTTA. We're new to the international travel market and we hope to learn a lot that will help us benefit American Indian tourism in Montana. Our friends at Travel MT awarded a scholarship to us that allowed me to attend this annual international tourism event. We're grateful for their support."; Click here to check out WTM website.

Montana Scenic-Historic Byway Rulemaking: The Montana Department of Transportation has just published the rules for the Montana Scenic-Historic Byway Program. The Montana Tribal Tourism Alliance would like to commend the Department of Transportation and everyone who worked so hard to develop the Scenic-Historic Byway program in Montana. We made a number of comments about the proposed rules, several of which were adopted. In other areas, where our language was not adopted, we were satisfied that the Commission understood our concerns.; Millions of dollars of new funding have been allocated to States under the federal Scenic Byway program. The Montana Scenic-Historic Byway program will be a great boost to tourism efforts of Montana's Tribal communities. The development and successful implementation of the Montana Scenic-Historic Byway Program should prove to be a great boon to our efforts to promote tourism and economic development on Montana's Reservations. The program has been well implemented nationally and has proven to be a great success in other states. Download a copy of our Draft Strategic Plan.

Montana Department of Transportation Vacancies: Governor-elect Schweitzer will be able to appoint Commissioners to the the Montana Transportation Commission in Districts 2, 3 & 5. The Transportation Commission is a vital and critical link in the development of Scenic-Historic Byways in Montana.; Native Americans are encouraged to submit their names to the Governor-elect for consideration for these and other appointed positions. The Governor-elect's web site: http://www.govelect.mt.gov/

MTTA in Scenic Byway Coalition: The Montana Tribal Tourism Alliance has joined a coalition with Our Montana and other groups to work on the development of designated Scenic Byways in Montana. South Dakota Tribes helped develop The Native American Scenic By-Way in that State and we hope to link our efforts together to create a National American Indian Scenic By-Way.; The Coalition will meet again on November 30 in Billings, MT. Interested tribes, agencies, groups and individuals are welcome to attend. For more information call Dyani or Paul at 259-4600.

New Website Additions: It is now easier to learn more about MTTA by checking out a new section to our website called appropriately, About MTTA. There are also new possibilities for training on how to apply for funding opportunities from the Administration for Native Americans and the National Park Service. There are also a number of other new funding opportunities listed.

Latest Edition of the MTTA Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 2 of the MTTA Newsletter is available!!! This issue is, "The Arts & Crafts Issue".

Updated Recommended Reading List: If you are planning a visit to Montana, or just want to learn more about Montana Native Americans, check out our newly updated Recommended Reading List. We keep adding to it so be sure to check it often. We've also greatly expanded the Children's Book section.




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