Fort Belknap Indian Community Program

Established: 2024
Location: 73 Main Street South, Harlem, MT 59526

Built on several years of award-winning MAPS projects with Fort Belknap youth since 2016 and endorsed by the Fort Belknap Indian Community Tribal Council, MAPS – Fort Belknap provides free, year-round media arts education to youth in the Fort Belknap Indian Community, serving students from Harlem, Hays-Lodgepole, and Dodson schools.

With access to professional equipment and artist instructors, students explore filmmaking, graphic design, music production, and new technologies.

The program integrates Nakoda (Assiniboine) and Aaniiih (Gros Ventre) cultural knowledge with contemporary media skills, empowering Indigenous youth to share their stories, celebrate their heritage, and build skills for their future careers.