The mission of THE PIEGAN INSTITUTE is to serve as a vehicle to research, promote and preserve Native languages.

Founded in 1987, the Institute has its national headquarters and community-based programs on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwest Montana.

Our community-based objectives are to increase the number of Blackfeet language speakers, to increase the cultural knowledge base of community members, and to actively influence positive community-based change.  Our national objectives are to promote support for Native language issues through advocacy and education and to provide a voice to the national and international dialogue on Native Language restoration.

The Piegan Institute’s community-based projects include operating the Cuts Wood School Immersion program for grades K through 8; carrying out research; and producing written, audio and video materials on Blackfeet language and history.

American Indian Millennium: Renewing Our Ways for Future Generations by Darrell Robes Kipp