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Beloved Literary Couple Establishes UM Native American Visiting Writer Fund
MISSOULA – Native American voices will enjoy a greater prominence at the University of Montana thanks to a new visiting writer fund established by Lois Welch to honor her late husband, acclaimed author James Welch.
UM will use the James and Lois Welch Distinguished Native American Visiting Writer Fund to bring a prominent Native American writer to campus to teach each spring semester. In the futur

UM President Announces $300K Endowment to Powwow in Honor of Old Person
MISSOULA – In the heart of the Payne Family Native American Center on the University of Montana campus, UM President Seth Bodnar announced on Monday that he directed $300,000 from a recent gift to establish an endowment to support UM’s Kyiyo Pow Wow. The new endowment is...

UM Receives Google Grant to Aid Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs
MISSOULA – The University of Montana’s startup incubator MonTEC has received an $850,000 grant from the Google.org Impact Challenge for Women and Girls to support Indigenous women looking to start or grow a business in Montana.
MonTEC will use t...

Chief Earl Old Person Passes Away
Update: Oct. 15, 2021
Funeral plans have been announced for Chief Earl Old Person, who passed away on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. He was 92 years old.
Tues. Oct. 19 - 2:00pm: Chief Old Person will arrive home to the Blackfeet Nation. A walk-through viewing will be held in the Blackfeet Tribal Conference Room Chambers...