Earl Old Person, chief of the Blackfeet Nation in Browning, Mt., wears a ceremonial headdress at his home overlooking the Rocky Mountains near Glacier National Park, Mont., on June 9, 1998. Old Person had been on the tribal council on and off since the 1950s and was named chief in 1978. Old Person died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in Browning, after a long battle with cancer, the tribe said. He was 92. (Stuart S. White/The Great Falls Tribune via AP, File)
October 14, 2021
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Legislature moves to name highway after Blackfeet chief
Though it took some work, the Legislature passed a bill to rename a section of Montana Highway 89 on the Blackfeet Reservation after the late Blackfeet chief. The bill is currently on Gov. Greg Gianforte’s desk awaiting his signature, which would make the name change legally official.
Bill would designate highway to the late Chief Earl Old Person
The late Chief Earl Old Person, the longest-serving elected tribal official in the U.S., may be honored with a highway designation on the Blackfeet Reservation, as proposed in a bill heard Thursday.
UM creates endowment fund in honor of Old Person
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.
Services for Blackfeet Chief Earl Old Person announced
Funeral services for Blackfeet Chief Earl Old Person are set for Friday morning, with other opportunities to pay respects to the longtime leader during the week.
Blackfeet Chief Earl Old Person dies at 92
Earl Old Person, the chief of the Blackfeet Tribe in Montana and former chairman of the tribal business council, has died of cancer. He was 92.