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First Nations Education Series
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First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park, formerly known as Ulm Pishkun State Park, will host the annual First Nations Education Series of programs. The series runs weekends through September and features programs on various aspects of Native American culture and history.

· Sept. 6 - Eastern Tribes in the West: Iroquois, Delaware and other Tribes in the American West During the 19th Century presented by park naturalist Robert Thomson;

· Sept. 7 - Spiritual Aspects of the Buffalo Jump presented by Don Fish (Blackfeet);

· Sept. 13 - The Story of the Bitterroot presented by Filmmaker & Producer Steve Slocomb;

· Sept. 14 - A Meeting By The River: The First Crow Agency, 1869-1875 presented by Western Heritage Center Community Historian Kevin Kooistra-Manning;

· Sept. 20 - Marriage & Families In the North American Fur Trade presented by Thomson;

· Sept. 21 - Myths and Misconceptions of Native American Ceremonies presented by Fish.

All programs will be presented at 2:00 PM in the classroom or storytelling circle.

The presentations are free to the public and no reservations are required.

First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park is located 13.5 miles southwest of Great Falls, MT. Take I-15 from either Great Falls or Helena to the Ulm exit (exit 270). At the bottom of the exit turn north on the Ulm-Vaughn Road and follow it for 3.5 miles to the park entrance.

For additional information: please call Robert Thomson at First Peoples

Buffalo Jump State Park at (406) 866-2217.

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