Students from Ignacio High School and the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy help put up a Tipi with Cassandra Naranjo, Cultural Preservation NAGPRA Coordinator Apprentice.
Darlene Frost shares her shinny stick with Southern Ute Academy student, Avaleena Nanaeto. Frost and her sister Dixie Naranjo shared stories of when they were younger and how they used to play.
Dominique Rael hides the bones under a scarf as Ute Mountain tribal elder, Stella Eyetoo, watches.
Kathryn Jacket teaches the Southern Ute Academy Students how to play Handgame. Students went up against tribal elders and had a good time with lots of laughs and smiles. Students learned how to sing handgame songs along with how to hide the bones.
Southern Ute tribal elder, Benda Watts, pounds Yucca root to make soap at the American Indian Heritage Day held at the Multi-Purpose Center Wednesday, Nov. 12.
David Boyd, chairman of the Sunshine Cloud Smith Youth Advisory Council, plays a song on his flute during the American Indian Heritage Day Wednesday, Nov. 12 at the Multi-Purpose Facility.
