Southern Utes celebrate spring with Bear Dance
Friday - June 10, 2016 by Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Trennie Collins | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Trennie Collins | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Trennie Collins | The Southern Ute Drum
The annual Southern Ute Bear Dance made its return to the Bear Dance grounds on Friday, May 27 with the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy students dancing in the first dance. The Bear Dance progressed through the Memorial Day weekend, finishing the last dance session on Monday, May 30. Guests were also treated with a feast consisting of beef stew and fry bread.
Tags: Bear Dance Corral, Bear Dance Feast, Bird Redd, Conrad Thompson, Deanna Frost, Dewayne Hendren, Elco Garcia Jr., Elliot Hendren, Georgia McKinley, Kaycee Jefferson, Krystyn Weaver, Lexy Young, Matthew Box, Nate Hendren, Neda Chackee, Ocean Hunter, Odyssey Baker-Silva, Robert Baker, Southern Ute Bear Dance, Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy, Tara Vigil, Toph Pinnecoose, Torrica Howe