New Year’s Eve brought singing and prayers to the Multi-Purpose Facility, Monday, Dec. 31. Singers from the Ute Mountain and Southern Ute tribes as well as others community members gathered to ring in 2019.
Ute Mountain Ute elder, Alfred Wall said some words prior to his prayer at the New Year’s Eve Celebration held at the Southern Ute Multi-Purpose Facility, Monday, Dec. 31.
Dinner is served, as attendees feasted, pot-luck style, to bring in the new year at the Multi-Purpose Facility.
New Year’s Eve brought singing and prayers to the Multi-Purpose Facility, Monday, Dec. 31. Singers from the Ute Mountain and Southern Ute tribes as well as others community members gathered to ring in 2019.
Daisy BlueStar and her children were among those singing during the New Year’s Eve Celebration.
Al Cloud, sings with the drum group.
Alfred Wall and Elwood Kent strike a pose during a break from singing at the annual New Year’s Eve Celebration.
Drum sticks sit upon the sacred drum. A blessing of songs and prayers were offered for 2019.
