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In 1972, Montana did something no other state has done before or since. They wrote Indigenous education directly into their state constitution. Not a policy. Not a temporary curriculum add-on. The constitution. Article X legally guarantees that every public school student—Native and non-Native—will learn the history, culture, and contemporary reality of American Indians. They call it Indian Education for All. It ensures Native people aren’t taught as historical footnotes. They are taught as living, sovereign nations central to Montana’s existence. Other states require tribal history through legislation. But a law can be repealed. A constitutional promise is meant to stay.