Tim Ryder works to build shade houses inside the Bear Dance Corral on Wednesday, May 23, Property and Facilities Management works alongside other tribal departments to prepare the Bear Dance grounds each year.
Clint Smith works alongside team members from Southern Ute Construction Services to prepare the Bear Dance corral for this weekend's upcoming spring celebration. The shade houses and corral are rebuilt each season in the traditional Ute ways; fresh cut juniper trees, bound together with rope, line the enclosure.
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
