The University of Montana endowed the Kyiyo Native American Student Association $300,000 in the name of the late Blackfeet Chief Earl Old Person in a ceremony Monday at the Payne Family Native American Center.
Several relatives of Old Person were in attendance to celebrate the occasion alongside current members of Kyiyo and others in the university community. Photos and posters from previous Kyiyo powwows were on display around the rotunda.
University President Seth Bodnar kicked off the event b...