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Runners from the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes of Oklahoma raise their eagle staffs and get the crowd excited for the last leg of the Sand Creek Spiritual Healing Run-Walk on Sunday, Dec 1 at the Riverside Cemetery in Denver.
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Spirits run deep at Sand Creek ­

Yellow Jacket Drum Group gave the outgoing council members an honor song in the Hall of Warriors.

Tribe bids farewell to Baker, Red ­

Southwest Rainbow Youth (SWRY) co-Founder Precious Collins explains the what the organization is and its mission to bring safe spaces into the community for LGBTQIA+ youth in the community at the SunUte Community Center on Tuesday, Nov. 12.

Sunute paves the path forward for LGBTQ+

KSUT launches Native Braids pilot project

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Southern Ute tribal member, Cyrus Naranjo points to a feature he and other skaters would like to see in the skatepark. Other skater pictured are: Ezekiel “EZ” Howell, Elijah Weaver, and Darius Aguilar.
Planners and developers move forward with skatepark

Culture

Neida Chakee round dances with students from the elementary school at the Native American Heritage Month celebration on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at the Ignacio High School.
Heritage dancing for the youth

Health

Maylon Newton stands tall while holding a Missing Native Women sign prior to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous walk.
Walking for those who can’t ­

Education

A small fencing crew from Farmington, N.M. works to bring in wrought iron section of the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy’s new security fence on Thursday, Dec. 5. The fence workers, Manuel and Martin, are subcontracted through American Fence Co. — the company responsible for the project, which is slated for completion in early December.
School zone safety

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Ignacio senior Makayla Howell (7) celebrates a point at Ridgway with freshman Grace Gonzales (10) during the 2019 season. Praised for such leadership, Howell was named First Team All-League and was also on the Colorado Coaches of Girls’ Sports All-State Games voting ballot.
Howell leads IHS’ All-League v-ball selections

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10 years ago: Southern Ute heritage dancers performed November 20, 2009 for children at the Ignacio Elementary School. The presentation, sponsored by Eddie Jr. and Betty Box, was meant to introduce students to Southern Ute Culture. Pictured is Beulah Kent holding her granddaughter, Kaya Bison. This photo first appeared in the Dec. 4, 2009, edition of The Southern Ute Drum.
Many Moons Ago ­