Amazing Spectacle! Annual Kyiyo Pow Pow Coming to U of Montana

It's one of the nation’s longest running student-led pow wows, and it's ready to excite you with energy, pageantry and homage to history. 

UM News Service tells us that the annual Kyiyo Pow Wow will be held in the Adams Center on the University of Montana campus this Friday and Saturday, April 18-19.
This annual event celebrates the region’s Indigenous heritage and brings together hundreds of dancers and drummers from across the country.

For the 56th year, the public can enjoy Native singing, dancing, story sharing and events.Grand entry times are 6:00 p.m. Friday and again at noon and 6:00 p.m. Saturday.

Launched in 1968, the annual Kyiyo Pow Wow now attracts more than 5,000 attendees each year. It is a source of major pride among all participants. It also recognizes the
more than 800 Native Americans enrolled at the University of Montana, a 45% increase since 2018!

The celebration is a time to preserve the rich heritage of Native Americans and renew the thoughts of the old traditions. The diversity of each tribe represented at the Kyiyo Pow Wow is shown within the dancing styles and traditional dress of the dancers. Although from a wide array of backgrounds, each dancer comes together to celebrate what their culture truly represents.

Each year, the Pow Wow continues to grow, which shows the power of Native peoples and reinforces the message that their culture will never die out.

You will get to see contestants in 5 separate dance categories. There is also a singing contest, assorted Miss Kyiyo royalty and much more.

Here's wishing them the best celebration ever! More Pow Wow information is available here.