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Aaniiih

Council Member

Montana Arts Council

Sean Chandler

Sean Chandler, Aaniiih, is the director of American Indian Studies at Aaniiih Nakoda College (ANC), located on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. He teaches the Aaniiih (Gros Ventre) language to grade-school-aged children at the White Clay Language School at ANC. Chandler holds a bachelor of arts degree in art and a master of arts degree in Native American studies from Montana State University-Bozeman. He acquired a doctorate of education degree in educational leadership from the University of Montana in 2014. He has been on the Montana Arts Council since 2016. (Board term 2023-2025)