Dates

• Existence: 1967 - 2007

Administrative History

The Miss Indian BYU Pageant (1967-2007) was a outreach and recognition program conducted by the Tribe of Many Feathers.

The Tribe of Many Feathers created the Miss Indian BYU Pageant in 1967 to be conducted in conjunction with Indian Week (now Heritage Week). The program was meant to select a ambassador for the American Indian students at Brigham Young University, representing that group at campus events and acting as a hostess during Indian Week. Contestants were required to be members of the Tribe of Many Feathers, to have at least one-half Indian ancestry, to be able to represent their tribal culture, to own their own regalia, and to perform 50 hours of community service.

The pageant was held from 1967-1985, 1987-1990, and 2001-2006.

Citation:

Miss Indian BYU Pageant photographs, 1979-2003

Daily herald, Nov. 9, 1971: p. 3 (Miss Indian BYU Pageant; candidates must have a GPA of 2.0, be sophmores or above, have at least one-half Indian ancestry, own a native Indian outfit, and be a member of BYU's Tribe of Many Feathers; pageant winner selected as a representative of the character and quality of Indian students, and for organizing contest the following year)

Deseret news, May 3, 2007 (Miss Indian Brigham Young University; Miss Indian BYU; program established 1967 by Tribe of Many Feathers in conjunction with Indian Week (now Heritage Week); selects someone to represent American Indian students and act as hostess during celebration; contestants have to prove they can share tribe's culture, be members of Tribe of Many Feathers, and perform 50 service hours; not held in 1986, or from 1991-2000; cancelled in 2007)

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