“Not your typical Administrator” is a label that has been suggested for Matthew Johnson. A Browning High School graduate and member of the Blackfeet Tribe Matthew is the Director of Alternative Education for Browning Public Schools and the Principal of the Buffalo Hide Academy which is an Alternative School on the Blackfeet Reservation. • Certified School Counselor for 20 plus years • Certified Principal- Instructional Leadership and Director of Alternative Education • Worked with Montana Office of Public Instruction to rewrite School Counseling Standards • Developed Training models with OPI to implement Comprehensive School Counseling training modules and work a text. • Adjunct instructor at Blackfeet Community College for 18 years. • Twenty years as a school counselor helps Matthew recognize the importance of balancing academic rigor with social and emotional learning. • Matthew also serves as an Associate Judge for the Blackfeet Tribal Court, Chief Grievance officer and part time instructor at Blackfeet Community College which helps him holistically promote Restorative PracticesOklahoma, Cheyenne Language studies at Chief Dull Knife College on the Northern Cheyenne reservation in Montana, and earned a Masters Degree in Theology (MDiv) from Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans. Fr. Bailey speaks extensively about Native issues as well as Human Trafficking. He is a member of the Native American Advisory Board to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). He is also a co-host for The Church and Indian Country Podcast on YouTube.