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Curly Bear Wagner, founder, artistic director and great-grandson
of famous Blackfeet Chief Red Crow, served in the 1980s as the cultural
director for the Blackfeet Nation. He is an accomplished storyteller,
a leader in Indian tourism, and has been featured in many national
publications (Smithsonian, etc.) and in award-winning documentaries.
Mr. Wagner serves on several museum boards including the Buffalo
Bill Museum in Cody and provides consulting services for archaeological
and historic projects. He is the recipient of the Governor's Tourism
Award and the Montana Historic Preservation Award and is a member
of the Montana Committee for the Humanities Speakers Bureau.
Vicki Privett, a cardiology office administrator in central
Indiana with a master's degree in business administration, volunteers
as the business manager of the Institute. A former probation officer
with Blackfeet ancestry, she is committed to the founding principles
of GTTS in particular as they relate to high-risk youth. As an employer
with 20 years of management experience, she oversees all technical
and administrative aspects of the project.
James Magera, volunteers as the educational consultant for
the project and will be responsible for design of the curriculum
study guide. With over thirty years experience as a history and
social studies teacher in the Havre, MT area, he has numerous awards
for teaching and coaching excellence to his credit. In addition,
Mr. Magera has unique training in the area of technological applications
and utilizing electronic media for Indian culture research.
Beth Cataldo, volunteers her skills as a videographer and
teacher to help train staff and student interns, participate in
the recordings and develop the interactive media. She spent more
than ten years managing magazines, CD-ROM publications and Web sites
in the Bay Area before she started teaching multimedia.
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