Elder Stephen Small Salmon and tribal members lead the procession across the newly dedicated Beartracks Bridge on Oct. 10, following the same route their ancestors did when the U.S. government ordered them to leave the Bitterroot Valley in 1891.
An HH-60M MEDEVAC Black Hawk helicopter takes off after visiting the campus for military appreciation week. The helicopter was piloted by Detachment 1, Charlie Company of the 1-189th General Support Aviation Battalion out of Helena, Montana.
Memphis Rollins, an incoming freshman from Portland, Oregon, studying English, pushes a cart of belongings through the back entrance of Knowles Hall with renovations still underway on move-in day.
Foresters perform a dance move popular in country swing called “split the apple.” The UM Forestry Club members took over the floor wearing matching attire midway through the night at the 105th annual Foresters' Ball in the Schrieber Gym at the University of Montana.
Baton twirler Mary Moe raises her hand for the University of Montana Alumni Band playing before the start of the parade procession. More than 10 bands marched through the rain in the Homecoming Parade on Saturday.
UM, band students get ready to play Up on a House Top while a family walks by carrying warm drinks outside Break Espresso.
Kevin Ewing waves at a young boy while he loads freshly picked grapes into a vine separator. Ewing helps with the traditional grape harvest at Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery, an event where anyone can harvest grapes for future-made bottles of wine.
Matt Johnson pedals on a specialized off-road scooter while his dog pulls him in a timed dog mushing race hosted by the Bitterroot Mushers at Lubrecht Forrest on Oct. 22.
Dancers get ready for the powwow holding cerimonial feather fans after the procession of the newly dedicated Beartracks Bridge.
Portraits
Charley Macorn poses in her apartment wearing a luchador mask she uses for her shows. Macorn is a wrestling fan and incorporates it into her stand-up comedy, magic and drag performances.
Jay Schutze embraces her 9-year-old rescue tabby cat, Calypso, in their apartment on Feb. 9. Schutze adopted Calypso when she lived in Colorado, where she worked in animal rehabilitation, before moving to the University to study wildlife biology.
Eric Cline, co-owner of the bike repair shop the "Bike Doctor," gives his patient a checkup.
Declan Ferranti holds a wooden paddle called a "hurley" used to hit the ball called a "sliotar" in the game of hurling, an Irish sport. When Ferranti is not studying business at the University of Montana, he plays for the school's club hurling team. Recently, they played against the University of Colorado Boulder, but the team competes with different schools nationwide, including Purdue and Notre Dame. According to club president Fiona Doyle, the UM Hurling team started in 2013 and just celebrated its 10-year anniversary.
Rody Poor Eagle is a member of the Siksika Nation and does grass dance. He made his own regalia because he wanted to dance but none of his family members knew how so he taught himself.
Life-long friends Ruth Hazleton, left, Laurie Dunbar and her granddaughter Laney at the Ravalli County Fair on Aug. 30. The two friends have been serving homemade caramel with pink lady apples for decades; it has been so long they can't remember how long they have been doing it, Laurie said.
McKenna Johnson, left, and Ava Rosvold, collegues at the student-run paper the Montana Kaimin pose for a portrait at a Barbie themed party.
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Sports
University of Montana Sophomore Forward Delaney Lou Schorr attempts to block Wyoming from getting the ball on Aug. 25, 2022 at Dornblaser Field.
Sean "Sugar" O'Malley takes a moment while hanging out with the Griz after their victory against the Ferris State Bulldogs on Sept. 16. O'Malley grew up in Montana, where he started his career in fighting.
North Dakota State players come in after an emotional semifinal elimination after a double overtime match. Montana will go onto the the finals for the first time in 15 years.
Griz defensive end Kale Edwards breaks through the Bobcats’ defense in the second quarter on Nov. 18, 2023 at the Brawl of the Wild.
Setter Carly Anderson guides the ball upward in a match against Weber State University on Sept. 20. 2023.
After winning 2-0 against Sacramento State, the Griz soccer team holds up the Big Sky Conference regular season trophy.
Stacked pizza boxes topple after student Griz fans finish off free pizza given as a part of a tradition called pizza with the president at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.
