LAME DEER? Are you shi**ing me? Well it's not as bad as it used to be but you are going to have your patience and sanity severely challanged. Most of the kids there are bored with not much to do except meth and sniff paint. The Cheyenne reservation elders have banned alcohol sale or use so it is not tolerated on the reservation regardless of who or why. Your best bet is to live in Colstrip. Just a thought. Some of the ranchers North of Lame Deer might have an empty house for rent. I know of at least one but I'm not sure of the quality of the accommodations. You might ask at the place I mention below. Are you native american by chance? It might be easier if you are. Then again if you are native american but not Cheyenne or Lakota it might be a lot tougher. I know a fellow that has worked at the St. Labre mission school just East of Lame Deer for a few years. Same type of set up and attendees only a private funded out fit. He said it has been some of the worst years of his career. Hope to hell you aren't Crow but if you were you would know better than to be on the Northern Cheyenne res. I myself am part Apache. Where do you plan to live?
When you get to Lame Deer take the highway north toward Colstrip about 4 miles. When you get to the reservation boundary just before Jimtown bar you will see two homes on your left. I know those people pretty well. You might stop in and ask about seeing the Deer Medicine rocks. It is a very important part of the Cheyenne religion as well as on the historical societies register. You can use my name as seen here. They will know the rest of it. Just don't ask to hunt unless you are willing to put in a fews days work first. Good luck on your future! Maybe I will see you there in November when I come deer hunting.

On the up side, the Lame Deer area is crawling with pheasants. Turkeys too. If you can find out how to get tribal permission and get some of your students to guide you it should be lot's of good bird hunting. My son has some really good bird dogs and they get confused because they are used to finding 1-3 birds at a time. When they get the scent of 20-30 birds they get twitter pated. You will still need a Montana license to be legal but the game wardens don't worry much about what goes on on the res. The Cheyennes as a custom don't eat birds although they do sometimes kill them for sport. It's also pretty good pheasant hunting off the res north along the Rosebud Creek if you can get access. Watch out driving in Lame Deer. The natives don't have to obey any state or county laws about vehicles. If you get hit at the four way stop in the middle of town because you stopped and the other guy didn't, it's your bust! Even if it's a 10 year old kid with no license or insurance.
Make sure you and your dogs are vaccinated for every thing there is because no one else does and they have everything there is to catch, dogs and humans. Hepatitus and West Nile is common in Lame deer. Rabies is big there also. My friends already killed a rabid skunk this spring.
When you see the signs for the "bed and breakfast" on the lake or something like that take care. The lake is the local sewage settling pond that has grown out of containment. Looks pretty until you smell it. Don't want to roll your kayak in there.

Thanks for the information...yeah, I know it will be challenging. However, having taught for 7 years in Chicago Public Schools and another in Detroit I have seen alot. Especially, gangs and drugs. Need out.

No, I am not Native American just an american mutt. I know there are pheasants as I saw them driving through town....could not believe how many were just out wandering around.

The loose dogs were a concern....will go out of town to work mine and probably not walk them like I am used too.

I figure if I can get kids to learn in a negative environment like Chicago with 30+ kids to a class...having 15 to a class will be easier and allow me to work with them more personally. If it is one thing I have learned...keep an eye on the positive side of issues or you are going to be swallowed by the negative that and a good sense of humor helps a lot too!

Thanks for the info of those two friends of yours. I remember seeing the houses as I went into Jimtown. I am looking forward to exploring the area...and not afraid of exchanging work for hunting priviledges. But if those are your spots...I do not poach spots either.

Look forward to seeing you in the fall.

"as I went into Jimtown". One more tid bit of advice. Keep your a$$ out of Jimtown if you want to keep it intact. It is a very rough and dangerous place and can explode for no reason. I used to think it was alright to go there when the parking lot was empty but some times that means that the meanest sob in the valley is in there and ran every one out. Oh yeah, since you are into a good challenge, Jimtown is for sale. Lot's of money to be made there if you can stand the heat. Have you seen the old movie Omega Man with Charlton Heston? That's what living at Jimtown is like.