MISSOULA — As an Indigenous artist, Kendallynn Charging has admired the Native Griz designs created the past three years for the University of Montana’s Nike N7-inspired campaign, which honors Native culture and heritage in Montana.

When the University asked for applications from Indigenous artists this spring for its fourth version of the Native Griz design, Charging was eager to apply.

“I saw the past designs and people wearing them, and it’s so cool to see that kind of support and awareness for the Native communities,” Charging said. “It’s an amazing thing.”

Charging, a Missoula resident and enrolled member of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Tribes of North Dakota, was selected for her design, which combines the famous Griz script logo with a Golden Eagle feather, a sacred symbol to

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