Members from all three Ute tribes gathered around on Thursday, May 27 at the Sky Ute Casino Event Center to have a meal in celebration for the beginning of Bear Dance. Those in attendance were able to meet and catch up with one another in preparation for the festivities.

Member of the Southern Ute Council - Lorelei Cloud, Adam Red, and Melvin Baker - Ute Mountain Ute Council, Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Royalty welcomed all those in attendance and gave blessings for another spring.

Photo Credit: Fabian Martinez/SU Drum