Our History

Native Teaching Aids was founded in 2013 to meet the unique needs of educators at language immersion and public schools. Our founder, Rebecca Goff, saw that Indigenous language teachers often created their own flashcards, posters, and activity sets to support their classrooms. Along with her husband, Brandon Goff, they  established Native Teaching Aids to provide educators with a more accessible way to design custom materials tailored to their students’ needs.

Our first major collaboration built on the invaluable work of Blackfeet educators Darrell Kipp and Shirlee Crowshoe, to produce the Blackfeet Language Learning Resource Kits. Guided by the Piegan Institute of the Amskapi Pikuni (Blackfeet) Nation, these kits continue to provide classroom resources in the Blackfeet language.

Since then, we have expanded our work to include games, instructional tools, online services, and educational apps. Based in Snyel̓mn, Montana, on the Seliš Ql̓ispé Ksanka Reservation, we are proud to serve more than 70 communities across the United States, and Canada. Throughout our growth, we remain committed to creating culturally accurate, tribally approved educational materials in true collaboration with the communities we serve.