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This chapter contains information pertaining to what truly makes Montan special and acknowledges several significant people in Montana’s history including the “Copper King” of Butte, a scientist who created over 40 vaccines, and an activist who sued the U.S. Government and won.

This chapter explores the distinct and unique culture of American Indians and the passing of the Indian Education for All (IEFA) law. This law introduced the Seven Essential Understandings Regarding Montana Indians into every school in Montana.

This chapter investigates homesteading, a movement that affected Montana history like no other, the difficult times that these homesteaders faced, and the even more difficult times that the Montana Indians faced during the evolution into the twentieth century.

This chapter explains who the first people were to settle in Montana and why they came to live here, which revolved around both positive and negative factors, as well as the professions that inspired the growth of Montana.

This chapter provides important information pertaining to the first people to live in Montana, providing details surrounding the early period, the middle period, the late period, and the contact period all leading up to the current tribes of Montana.

This chapter describes the variety of geology, climate, and the three separate regions of Montana, along with introducing Montana’s tribal nations and reservations as well as the economy or business and jobs that keep Montana growing.