Like a 'family reunion': The University of Montana hosts the 56th annual Kyiyo Pow Wow

LIKE A 'FAMILY REUNION'

The sound of drums, singing and the metal on jingle dresses echoed throughout the Adams Center Friday night during the Grand Entry for the 56th annual Kyiyo Pow Wow, one of the longest running student-led powwows in the U.S.

Like a 'family reunion': The University of Montana hosts the 56th annual Kyiyo Pow Wow

The University of Montana hosted the 56th annual Kyiyo Pow Wow, one of the longest running student-led powwows in the country, on Friday and Saturday.

Kyiyo Pow Wow returns to University of Montana

For the 56th time, crowds came from all over to celebrate Indigenous heritage at the Kyiyo Pow Wow, which took place Friday and Saturday at the University of Montanas Adams Center.The Kyiyo Pow Wow, put on by UM students, is one of the longest-running student-led powwows in the country. Since 1968, it has brought singing, dancing and stories to campus, along with thousands to watch and participate. Hundreds of drummers and dancers travel to be a…

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