Education

An instructor shows students a coyote pelt.

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Big Hole National Battlefield

Field Trips

Our staff offers several different ranger-led field trips to meet your students' needs. Please note that guided battlefield tours are only offered when staffing is available and when trails are snow-free, which is typically late April to mid-October. To schedule a field trip, contact us.

Coyote Camp Classroom Visits

For 2026, Coyote Camp has been reformatted into a new classroom visit program. During this, one nımí·pu· (Nez Perce) presenter and one ranger will visit your classroom for an interactive presentation. The focus of the presentation and activity will be on living nımí·pu· culture and the Flight of 1877. Each visit will last one hour per class, with the option for our staff to visit multiple classrooms in a day. This program is available to schools within a 2-hour radius of the battlefield. Target grades for this visit are 4^th – 8^th. For more information, contact us.

Remaining available dates:

• Monday, September 14
• Tuesday, September 15
• Thursday, September 17
• Friday, September 18

 

Informative wayside signs at the trailhead of Bear Paw Battlefield.

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Bear Paw Battlefield

Staff at the battlefield near Chinook, Montana offer several types of educational programs. Staffing at the battlefield is seasonal. Reservations are required for school groups who would like a ranger to visit their classroom or lead a guided tour of the battlefield. Educational programs can be tailored for any age group and topics can range from introductions to the Nez Perce people and culture to the Nez Perce Flight of 1877. Educators and organized groups please call [phone] or email us to make arrangements.

Groups that arrange a tour of the battlefield are encouraged to also visit the Blaine County Museum to view the multimedia presentation “40 Miles to Freedom.” Please contact the Blaine County Museum at [phone] for more information.