April 18, 2022

Kyiyo organizers work through financial setbacks for first pow wow since COVID-19

Author: Tye Brown / Montana Kaimin

Zachariah Rides At The Door, 22, prefers to go by his Blackfeet name, Saa’mi Siipisstto. Originally from Browning, he transferred from Montana State University to attend the University of Montana during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, he’s the president of the Kyiyo Native American Student Association, and the leading student organizer of the 53rd Annual Kyiyo Pow Wow.
While Kyiyo received some money from the University, the group was left out of a $15,000 endowment promised by UM in November 2021. ...