It's not that Indigenous people didn't want to host one for the past 23 years, it's just that organizing a pow-wow with representatives from all over North America takes a lot of work and money ...

MISSOULA, Mont. – This weekend, the University of Montana is celebrating its 56th annual Kyiyo Pow Wow, a long-standing student-led event drawing around 5,000 participants.

MISSOULA, Mont. – This weekend, the University of Montana is celebrating its 56th annual Kyiyo Pow Wow, a long-standing student-led event drawing around 5,000 participants.

The co-chairs shared that the 2024 Pow Wow was a $38,000 event, including things like flights and lodging for groups and performers visiting from long distances—and NAISA does all of the fundraising ...