Organization: MONTANA COWBOY HALL OF FAME AND WESTERN
Mission: TO HONOR OUR COWBOY WAY OF LIFE, AMERICAN INDIAN CULTURES AND COLLECTIVE MONTANA WESTERN HERITAGE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS.
Activities: THE PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE MONTANA COWBOY HALL OF FAME AND WESTERN HERITAGE CENTER INC. IS TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE THE WESTERN HERITAGE OF MONTANA FOR THE ENRICHMENT OF THE PUBLIC. TO DATE, INDUCTEES HAVE BEEN HONORED THROUGH HALL OF FAME AWARDS, AND A MUSEUM WITHOUT WALLS TRAILER WAS DESIGNED TO STRATEGICALLY DELIVER CULTURAL EDUCATION AND PRESERVATION RECOURCES TO THE PUBLIC.
THE ORGANIZATION HELD AN ADDITIONAL SMALL RECOGNITION EVENT, TO AWARD THE "SADDLE OF HONOR." THIS IS A WAY THE ORGANIZATION CAN PAY TRIBUTE, WITH A PRESTIGIOUS AWARD, TO PAST INDUCTEES OF THE MONTANA COWBOY HALL OF FAME WHO EPITOMIZE THE SOUL OF THE AMERICAN WEST. THE EVENT HAS THE ADDED BENEFIT OF SHOWCASING EXHIBITS OF MONTANA COWBOYS AND WESTERN HERITAGE.
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Secondary category: Education