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Folklife

NATIONAL MUSEUMS/INSTITUTIONS/PROGRAMS

American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
http://lcweb.loc.gov/folklife/
The collective memory of our country; the repository of oral history and folk music for the United States, with access to on-line musical archives.

American Folklore Society
http://www.afsnet.org/
Site of the membership organization for professional folklorists in the United States including a directory, a listing of graduate programs, membership directory, and other resources.

City Lore
http://www.citylore.org/
City Lore's mission is to foster New York's—and American's living cultural heritage—through programs and publications.

Fife Folklore Archives at Utah State University
http://library.usu.edu/Folklo/
Housed in Logan, Utah, the Fife Archives are one of the largest repositories of American folklore in our country. There is also an excellent folklore program at Utah State University.

Folk Alliance
http://www.folkalliance.org/
With over 2000 members worldwide and an annual conference that is one of the five largest music conferences in North America, Folk Alliance provides support services to its members.

Fund for Folk Culture
http://www.folkculture.org/
This support organization conducts research and coordinates initiatives for the folk arts nationwide.

National Council for the Traditional Arts
http://www.ncta.net/
This web site lists current information on current events, including the National Folk Festival.

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National Endowment for the Arts Folk and Traditional Arts Program
http://www.nea.gov/resources/disciplines/folk/resources.html
The official site for the NEA Folk Arts Program offers information on folk arts grants available to organizations nationally, as well as links to service organizations, state programs, and publications lists, and festivals nationwide.

National Trust for Historic Preservation
http://www.preservationnation.org/
This organization helps people protect, enhance and enjoy the places that matter to them, and this site provides links to information and technical assistance.

Place Matters
http://www.placematters.net/
A sister organization of City Lore, this non-profit promotes and protects places that connect us to the past and contribute to vital communities.

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
http://www.folklife.si.edu/
Site for the Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife, and the home of Folkway Records where you can view and order hundreds of recordings from traditional cultures worldwide.

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian – "Identity by Design: Tradition, Change, and Celebration in Native Women’s Dresses" presents a fascinating array of Native women's clothing from the Plains, Plateau and Great Basin regions of the United States and Canada, dating from the 1800s to the present. Be sure to check out the Resource link for a lesson plan dealing with traditional dress making on the Fort Peck reservation. http://www.nmai.si.edu/exhibitions/identity%5Fby%5Fdesign/IdentityByDesign.html

Veterans' History Project
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/vets/
By Congressional mandate, the American Folklife Center is collecting and preserving oral and videoed histories, photographs, home movies, and other documentation of America's nineteen million veterans.

Western Folklife Center
http://www.westernfolklife.org/
Site for the home of the national Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada, the Center webcasts cowboy poetry live during the annual Gathering in January and presents programs such as “Voices of Youth,” in which young people document their ranch communities through photography and interviews.

FOLKLIFE EDUCATION

A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources for K-12 Classrooms
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/teachers.html
A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources is a list of materials recently prepared for the classroom by folklorists and other cultural studies specialists in closely related fields.

C.A.R.T.S. (Cultural Arts Resources for Teachers and Students)
http://www.carts.org/
This site offers resources for educators and explores the role that community, cultural heritage and artistic traditions can play in K-12 teaching.

Folk Arts in Education
http://www.folkartsineducation.org/
A Resource Handbook II examines the state of folklife and folk arts in education projects around the U.S. with sample curricula from over 50 exemplary programs for youth.

Joseph Campbell Folk School
https://www.folkschool.org/
John C. Campbell Folk School offers year-round weeklong and weekend classes for adults in craft, art, music, dance, cooking, gardening, nature studies, photography and writing.

Learning Page
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/
Teachers' “front door” to use of the incredible collection of the Library of Congress—lesson ideas for working with the 100 collections comprising seven million historical documents, photographs, audio recordings, maps and films.

National Endowment for the Humanities Edsitement
http://www.edsitement.neh.gov/
This educational partnership brings online humanities resources from some of the world's great museums, libraries, cultural institutions, and universities directly to your classroom.

Southern Poverty Law Center Teaching Tolerance
http://www.tolerance.org/teach/index.jsp
Teaching Tolerance supports the efforts of K-12 teachers and other educators to promote respect for differences and appreciation of diversity, and serves as a clearinghouse of information about anti-bias programs and activities being implemented in schools across the country.

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MONTANA RESOURCES

Montana Historical Society
http://www.his.state.mt.us/education/textbook/Introduction.asp
This link leads to the new Montana textbook, with guides and a historical timeline.

Montana Memory Project
http://cdm15018.contentdm.oclc.org/
The Montana Memory Project provides access to digital collections and items relating to Montana's cultural heritage and government.

Museums Association of Montana
http://www.montanamuseums.org
This directory site provides information and links to the state’s museums and their programs.

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SELECTED STATE FOLKLIFE EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Iowa Folklife Program
http://www.uni.edu/iowaonline/folklife/intro/index.htm
http://www.uni.edu/iowaonline/folklife_v2/
www.iowaartscouncil.org/programs/folk-and-traditional-arts/iowa-roots/index.shtml
These three sites provide a look in print and with video of folk traditions in this Midwestern state.

Kentucky Folklife Program
http://history.ky.gov/sub.php?pageid=77&sectionid=15
The mission of the Kentucky Folklife Program is to identify, document, and conserve the state's diverse cultural traditions. Find a teacher’s guide to Kentucky folklife at http://history.ky.gov/pdf/Education/Folklife_Guide_Feb04.pdf.

Louisiana
http://www.louisianavoices.org/lavoicessurvey/getemail.htm
This is one of the most extensive state folklife sites in the country, and offers access to the very rich folk cultures of Louisiana.

Michigan Traditional Arts Program
http://museum.msu.edu/s-program/MTAP
Working together, Michigan State University Museum and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs documents, preserves, and presents folk arts and folklife in Michigan.

Mississippi Arts Commission Crossroads of the Heart
http://www.arts.state.ms.us/crossroads/
This very well-crafted website documents the folk traditions of Mississippi.

Southern Highlands Craft Guild
http://www.southernhighlandguild.org/
The Southern Highland Craft Guild represents the historical crafts of southern Appalachia. It includes educational resources, along with electronic access to selected archival materials.

Texas
http://www.texasfolklife.org/archives.html
This site offers an overview of Texas folklife and some good curriculum guides for several art forms, including Texas style fiddle and Western swing.

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SHOWCASES

Mississippi Arts Commission Crossroads of the Heart
http://www.arts.state.ms.us/crossroads/
This is a very well-crafted website documents the folk traditions of Mississippi.

Indivisible: Stories of American Community
http://www.indivisible.org/gallery.htm
Indivisible is a project created to document stories of real American lives, focusing on people in the process of struggle and change in nine communities across the country.

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Museums/Art Centers/Galleries/Institutions

ARCHIE BRAY - Ceramics at http://www.archiebray.org
The Archie Bray Foundation for the ceramic arts is dedicated to the enrichment of the ceramic arts, offering residencies and specialized workshops to ceramic artists from around the world.

ARTS CHATEAU - Butte at http://goldwest.visitmt.com/listings/3143.htm
The Arts Chateau is a showcase for Montana Artists and unique exhibits from around the world.

ARTSPOT GALLERY at http://artspotgallery.blogspot.com/
ArtSpot is a non-collecting contemporary arts organization with a two-fold purpose: to provide a venue for local and regional artists of northeastern Montana to connect with the public and as a home for the community's children, youth, adults, and seniors to create and learn about art through various public programs.

CARBON COUNTY ARTS GUILD & DEPOT GALLERY - Red Lodge at http://www.carboncountydepotgallery.org/
The Carbon County Arts Guild & Depot Gallery is a non-profit organization created to promote art and art education to Red Lodge and the surrounding communities.

CRAFT IN AMERICA at http://www.craftinamerica.org/
The mission of Craft in America is to document and advance original handcrafted work through programs in all media made accessible to all Americans.

CUSTER BATTLEFIELD MUSEUM at http://www.custermuseum.org
Where the Battle of the Little Big Horn began in Garryowen, Montana

DRUMLUMMON INSTITUTE at http://www.drumlummon.org/
To promote and publish art and literatures created in Montana and the broader American West

FORT MISSOULA MUSEUM at http://www.fortmissoulamuseum.org/
The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula http://www.fortmissoulamuseum.org/

HOCKADAY MUSEUM OF ART- Kalispell at www.hockadaymuseum.org/
The Hockaday Museum of Art is the primary visual art museum in the Flathead Valley of Northwest Montana.

HOLTER MUSEUM OF ART at www.holtermuseum.org
The Holter Museum of Art serves Helena, Montana with national and international exhibits, and provides a venue for local and regional artists.

MISSOULA ART MUSEUM at http://www.missoulaartmuseum.org/
The Missoula Art Museum is committed to educating the community through art and to developing and conserving the museum collection in order to preserve and make accessible the unique cultural heritage of Montana.

MONTANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM at http://www.his.state.mt.us
Montana Historical Society considers itself the oldest historical organization in the West. It contains the C.M.Russell art gallery formal exhibit area, and an extensive research collection.

MONTANA MUSEUM OF ART & CULTURE at http://www.umt.edu/montanamuseum
Montana Museum of Art & Culture at The University of Montana collects, displays and maintains major contemporary and historical works of art for exhibition.

MOSS MANSION at http://www.mossmansion.com
The Moss Mansion Historic House Museum is in Billings, Montana.

MUSEUM OF THE ROCKIES - Bozeman at http://www.montana.edu/wwwmor
The Museum of the Rockies preserves and interprets the natural and cultural history of the Northern Rocky Mountain region.

MUSEUM COMPUTER NETWORK at http://www.mcn.edu/resources/sitesonline.htm
Museum sites online.

STUMPTOWN ART STUDIO at http://www.stumptownartstudio.org
Stumptown Art Studio in Whitefish serves all segments of the community, young and old, professional artists and backyard artists alike with a variety of classes, workshops, lectures, and community art events.

UNIVERSITY CENTER, UM - Missoula, at http://www.umt.edu/uc
Navigate from the Art and Entertainment menu for information about art exhibits, art fairs and the UC Gallery at the University of Montana.

WESTERN HERITAGE CENTER - Billings at http://www.ywhc.org
The Western Heritage Center is a regional museum interpreting and reflecting life in the Yellowstone River Valley.

YELLOWSTONE ART MUSEUM - Billings at http://yellowstone.artmuseum.org
The Yellowstone Art Museum is a dynamic regional art museum which collects and exhibits contemporary Montana art.

ZOOTOWN ARTS COMMUNITY CENTER at http://www.zootownarts.com
Zootown Arts Community Center delivers all ages arts education, fosters sustainable community development, and promotes accessible, life-enriching art experiences for Missoula residents and visitors.

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