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Students of the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy have the honor of dancing the first dance, a tradition at the Southern Ute Bear Dance and an integral part of the cultural component emphasized through the Montessori program. The young students spend weeks, if not months in preparation, often sewing their own moccasins and decorating their Bear Dance regalia together in the classroom.
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Ute Mountain Ute tribal elder, Thomas House thanks Tara Vigil, the Cultural Preservation Events Coordinator at the Ute Nations Day Celebration.

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Tribal Veterans lead Grand Entry of the Ute Mountain Ute Bear Dance Powwow on Saturday, June 1 in Towaoc, Colo.
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