Helena Indian Alliance

11/19/2025

Here's some recent pictures of the Crafting Group projects!
All of the beadwork you see are brand new beadwork artists! Our HIA Connections Outreach Coordinator taught participants how to do both the 1 needle and 2 needle flat stitch techniques. We are proud and honored to share with everyone their projects and progress! We also would like to thank everyone who brings food to share during the Crafting Group for the potluck, as sharing food is a good way that we are able to take care of each other and to give back. Looking forward to spending more crafting time with everyone at the next Crafting Group on November 30th at 4pm!

11/19/2025

Pow-wow drum and dance practice is today at 3:30! Were looking forward to sharing space, practicing, and learning new moves with you!

Helena community pow wow dancers! Please join us on the following dates to practice dancing and drumming. New to dancing? Join us and we'll teach you! Want to learn songs and drumming? You're more than welcome to join the circle! Our relatives with the local community drum, Magpie, are great teachers and will greet you with a smile!
We are also looking for male pow wow dancers that are able to help our young men learn to dance your style! If you would like to teach a pow wow dance style, or have any questions please email us at info@hia-mt.org. looking forward to practicing, learning, and singing with you!

11/19/2025

We're excited to announce the opening of our Little Native Library Project! It is located in the gym, full of Native literature donated by our Cultural Coordinator and her Nicimos in honor of their 5 children. Feel free to come check it out, take a book home to read, or drop off a Native book to share. Comment below your favorite Native book!

11/18/2025

A big Hiyhiy, thank you, to everyone who made pahkwêsikan (bread) to share with us for National Homemade Bread Day! We learned where frybread came from, and painted nutcrackers. Looking forward to sharing a meal with you again next month.

11/15/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out to make rice bags with us! We had alot of fun learning and creating with you all. Every participant made atleast 1 bag, some were able to make 4 or more! Looking forward to next month's projects.

11/14/2025

MLSA will be at the Helena Indian Alliance on Tuesday, 11/19/2025 from 1:30-3:30pm. Come and see what services may be available to you!

11/14/2025

Tomorrows crafternoon we will be making reusable rice heating bags! Looking forward to creating with you!
please use the double gym doors to enter.

11/12/2025

Calling all local bread makers!
In honor of National Homemade Bread Day Nov. 17th we will be having a pop up event that will be featuring homemade bread. We are asking you, our lovely community, to make bread for us to share. We have 10 fun little bread making kits/thank you gifts for 10 people who are willing to commit to making bread for the event. Please stop by HIA and ask for our Cultural Coordinator for a kit. Make whatever bread you want; a bread that has meaning to you either culturally, emotionally, or just a great recipe you would like to share. Make enough bread for around 10 people to make sure we have enough for people to sample. Thank you for your help in making our National Homemade Bread day celebration a success!

11/11/2025

The Helena Indian Alliance and Leo Pocha Memorial Clinic are closed in honor of Veterans Day. After hours phones are avalable at 406/449-5796.

11/04/2025

Wellbriety is cancelled until further notice.