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Voices of Our Sisters, including, IHS Girls’ Basketball volunteer assistant coach Maria Rivera (far left) and Lady Bobcat JV/varsity swing player Helaina Taylor (second from left), perform a special Honor Song during the Murdered & Missing Indigenous Women awareness event at the Ignacio High School Bobcats basketball games against Nucla, Saturday, Feb. 1, in the SunUte Community Center.
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Ignacio Bobcats host MMIW Awareness Event at SunUte ­

BIA Engine Captain, Corey Francis (left) takes a group of trainees out for practice using water pumps on location in Ignacio. The 2019 Four Corners Wildland Fire Academy was hosted in partnership between the BIA Southern Ute Agency’s Forestry/Fire Management and Los Pinos Fire District.

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The Southern Ute Drum’s Media Archivist, Fabian Martinez uses a light table to determine the age and condition of color film negatives and 35mm slides.

Fabian Martinez finds his niche as the Southern Ute Drum Media Archivist

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Employees and owners of the Harley Davidson dealership dance their way down Main St. in Durango during the light parade.
Snowdown takes center stage ­

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Singers from the Four Corner’s region joined together to drum songs out for all the community members who attended the benefit round dance.
Round dancin’ to benefit powwow

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Arthur “Johnny” Weaver receives a Pendleton blanket and a certificate from Southern Ute Court Bailiff, Jack Frost Jr. for completing the tuuCai Wellness Court on Thursday, Feb. 6. The Wellness Court encourages defendants in DUI and Drug related cases to find and maintain sobriety during a one-year period. It is a unique program offered by Southern Ute Tribal Court that addresses alcoholism and substance addiction through the use of a holistic and problem-solving approach. The ceremony was held in the Southern Ute Tribal Courtroom.
Weaver graduate from Wellness Court

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Olin Goodtracks takes a closer look at silent auction items to help determine what he will bid on to help the academy raise money for their school powwow. The silent auction was held in the LCB Hall of Warriors on Friday, Feb. 7.
Academy raises funds for 20th Anniversary ­

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Grapplers making push for State berths

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20 years ago: People from across the country gathered in Colorado Springs on January 13, 2000 to help the Native American Sports Council honor Jim Thorpe. Among the celebrants (left to right) were Southern Ute Tribal Councilman Byron Red Sr., Billy Mills (10K Olympic Gold Medal Winner, Councilman Dewitte Baker, and Ross Anderson (Professional Speed Skier). This photo first appeared in the Feb. 11, 2000, edition of The Southern Ute Drum.
Many Moons Ago ­