Culture Camp, a four-day retreat at the Southern Ute Youth Camp at Lake Capote, took place June 25-28 and included a mixture of hands-on cultural activities, lessons, and short field trips, including visits to the Pagosa hot springs and Chimney Rock National Monument.
Working as a team, youth raise a tipi on the first day of Culture Camp, hosted by the Southern Ute Culture Department. They would then use the tipi throughout the rest of the camp.
Students work with members of the Southern Ute Woodyard to construct a traditional shade house, highlighting an important cultural activity to the Utes.
Tipi poles set the frame work for one of the many cultural activities at the weeklong summer youth camp.
Younger students completed their own Chokers during the Ute crafts making portion of the Culture Camp.
Southern Ute elder Evelyn Russell works with camp participants to construct wooden birdhouses, which the students painted themselves.
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
