3 students from University of Montana coming to India to study social economic changes in the tribal population

Updated on: Friday, May 10, 2013

Three American native students are travelling to India later this month on a six-month study tour to learn about the social economic changes in the tribal population of the country.

The three students are from the University of Montana and is funded by the Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative. In the fall, three Indian graduate students will also come to University of Montana for six weeks to learn about the tribal culture in Montana.

The students, who have been selected for the tour, are Kim Paul, Clay Burnett and Miranda Laber, the university said in a media release.

Paul is an enrolled member of the Amskapi Pikuni Blackfeet Tribe and also is Northern Cree and Shoshone. She is working toward her master's in environmental chemistry, Native American studies and biomedical sciences.

Burnett is a member of the Blackfeet Tribe and is earning his MBA.

Laber is a first-generation descendant of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and Blackfeet Nation and is studying indigenous education and film.

3 students from University of Montana coming to India to study social economic changes in the tribal population

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