Montana Tribal IRB Contacts
Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) are essential for protecting participants in research involving tribal members or reservation lands. Research projects must be reviewed by the local tribal IRB, often through the local college. The University of Montana (UM) may also conduct a preliminary or dual review alongside the tribal IRB upon request or as per prior agreements.
For more details, visit the UM IRB guidelines and find UM's IRB contacts.
Aaniinen and Nakoda
Dr. Sean Chandler
- schandler@ancollege.edu
- 406-353-2607
See also the IRB Guidebook
Fort Peck Community College
Fort Peck Community College (fpcc.edu)
Paula Firemoon
- pfiremoon@fpcc.edu
- 406-768-6330
See also FPCC code of ethics
Rocky Mountain Tribal IRB
Rocky Mountain Tribal Institutional Review Board
Cheyenne Tall Bull
- IRB.Coordinator@rmtlc.org
- 304-368-8337
*Please note RMTLC serves as forum for multiple tribes across Montana, Wyoming and Idaho for support, collaboration, and common welfare. If a Tribe has its own IRB, RMT-IRB does not supersede the Tribal IRB.
Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes
Dr. Stacey Sherwin
- irb@skc.edu
- 406-275-4931
*The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Ordinance 110-A requires that the SKC IRB review all research occurring on the reservation or studies that specifically target the tribal population off reservation. Studies will also be vetted by the Research Review Board to ensure that topics meet identified tribal needs and priorities.
Chippewa Cree
Wilma Jean Tyner
- Dean of Academics and Chair of IRB
- wtyner@stonechild.edu
- (406) 395-4875 ext. 1217
See also the IRB Guidebook