Mohamed Soumah, a Guinean immigrant, at Ann Arbor Friends Meeting House, Tuesday, April 23, 2019 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Soumah was deemed a fugitive by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency after he missed a deportation meeting with agents due to his ailing health. He has since been granted sanctuary as he requires dialysis for kidney failure three times per week and refuses deportation because of the low medical standards in his home country.
Missoula filmmaker Andy Smetanka produced, "A Place (Sort Of),' a found-footage documentary about Missoula.
Annie Belcourt recently took over as department chair for the University of Montana’s Native American Studies Department. Belcourt, a member of the Blackfeet and Three Affiliated Tribes, plans to mentor Indigenous students while continuing her research in uncovering disparities in tribal communities.
Ari LeVaux, food critic for the Missoulian newspaper.
Ahmad Joudeh is a professional dancer and choreographer who grew up in Damascus, Syria and currently resides in the Netherlands. Joudeh created a program that teaches children and orphans of the Syrian civil war how to dance, free of charge.
Brennan Buhl, an actor with Missoula Children’s Theater, puts the final touches on his makeup before a rehearsal, Jan. 14, 2020 in Missoula, Mont.
An Afghan woman, who wished to remain nameless, was resettled in Missoula about three years ago. She spoke about her experience attempting to get her family, many of whom still reside in Afghanistan, resettled in the United States following a barrage of negative tweets about refugees by Rep. Matt Rosendale of Montana.
Eduard Shokur, a Ukranian-born Missoulian, believes Russian President Vladimir Putin’s continued aggression towards Ukraine appears to be apart of a plan to re-establish Russian international status equal to what the Soviet Union had in the 1970s “It’s frustrating to me that the West has basically told Putin for years ‘One more step, and you’ll get in trouble,’ and then ‘Oh, no, he took two steps,’” said Ukrainian-Missoulian Edourd Shokur.
Haley Morton lost her mobile home in East Missoula in October due to electrical problems. Morton, her children, and two dogs found housing near Bonner with the help of Missoula Interfaith Collaborative's Housing Advocate Network.
Bobby Rice is one of the full-time trainers at Montana Reins of Hope, a wild horse sanctuary in Missoula, Mont. Rice, formerly-incarcerated in Sacramento County, met head trainer Joe Misner during his incarceration and has since become one of the full time trainers at Montana Reins of Hope.
Travis Yost at his home in Missoula. Yost, a multi-instrumentalist, adapted his unique talents during the pandemic, a time when indoor live music was put on hold.