The SILDI Ute Language Immersion Class was hosted by the Southern Ute Culture Dept. through a Cultural Preservation Dept. and Fort Lewis College language grant. The five-day workshop is slated to run through Saturday, July 16.

Southern Ute Education Director, LaTitia Taylor discusses Ute language with Southern Ute Chairman Mel Baker during the SILDI Ute Language Immersion Class, Thursday, July 14.

Ute language students learned to speak Ute, write Ute and construct sentences of their choosing, with their newfound Ute vocabulary skills; instructors referenced the Thomas Givon Ute language dictionary.

Tribal Council Member Lorelei Cloud stopped by the SILDI Ute Language Immersion Class held at the Southern Ute Cultural Center & Museum, Wednesday, July 13. The grant funded workshop was open to members of all three Ute tribes.