Southern Ute elder Bennett Thompson instructs an Ignacio Junior High School class on Ute language on Tuesday, Jan. 29, during a special poetry project in which students used Native American language to create Chinese form poems. This photo first appeared in the February 8, 2013 edition of the Southern Ute Drum.
Lorraine Duran, CHN, received a certificate of recognition for being nominated by the PHS clinic staff for the Distinguished Woman of the Year Award. This photo first appeared in the February 11, 1983 edition of the Southern Ute Drum.
The Lady Cats take it to their archrivals, the Dolores Bears, with Gina Cox going up for two points. The Lady Cats lost 43-45. This photo first appeared in the February 5, 1993, edition of the Southern Ute Drum.
Southern Ute Elder Annie Bettini makes patterns for her cradle board making class at the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy. Bettini explains to the children that a Ute Woman’s role was very important in the old days. She also sings a song when she makes the cradle boards. She calls it the cradle board song. This photo first appeared in the February 7, 2003 edition of the Southern Ute Drum.
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | SU Drum archive
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