Maykh, 

My name is Autumn Sage and I am the 2023-2024 Miss Southern Ute. My Ute name is Pachukwi (River Otter), I am 19 years old, and I am currently attending Pueblo Community College to get my general studies. My parents are Roger Sage Jr. and Lynnette Sage. My paternal grandparents are Roger Sage (Christine Baker Sage) and the late Vera Mae Cuthair. My maternal grandparents are the late Leonard C. Burch and the late Irene C. Burch.  

This is my final quarterly report as the 2023-2024 Miss Southern Ute. I want to inform the Southern Ute Tribal membership about the events and powwows I attended from June through the first week of September.  

 

June 

 Jun 13 

• Attended the elder’s appreciation dinner.  

Jun 14 

• We attended the Durango Indian Motorcycle event and also did a round dance performance.  

• We also had a request for the Father’s Day rock concert on the same day as the motorcycle event.  

Jun 29  

• I went to the Arboles Independence Day parade and had a float in the parade.   

 

July  

 July 5-7  

• Attended the 4th of July Powwow in Fort Duchesne. 

July 6 

• Rode in the 4th of July Parade for the powwow.  

July 10 

• 2024 Tri-Ute Games Opening Ceremony. 

July 20 

• Attended the Little Beaver Powwow and the parade.  

 

August  

 August 10 

• Pino Nuche art market & juried show. 

Aug 13 

• Enhancing Indigenous Advocacy for Survivors of IPV impacted by Trauma, Mental Health, and Substance Use conference in Denver.  

Aug 14 

• Attended the Southern Ute Royalty pageant.  

Aug 16 

• Attended the Southern Ute Employee Appreciation Day. The Royalty had to do an introduction and a dance performance.  

Aug 23 

• Went to the Back to School Bash. I was asked to speak about a proclamation that my late grandfather Leonard C. Burch wrote.  

Aug 24-25 

• Attended the Ute Mountain Ute Powwow. 

Aug 30 

• Attended the International Overdose Awareness Day Walk hosted by Behavioral Health.  

 

September  

 Sep 1 

• The royalty was requested for the M.M.I.R. Ride and they showcased the Bear Dance presentation.  

Sep 6 

• The royalty had our final request for the kick-off meal for the Southern Ute Fair. 

• We also did our last Grand Entry for the first night of the Southern Ute Tribal Fair Powwow.  

 

I would like to say congratulations to the New 2024-2025 Royalty. You are all going to do well, and I can’t wait to see you at the different powwows and events this coming year.  

It has been an honor to serve as your Miss Southern Ute for the year of 2023-2024 year and it has been a huge honor to represent the Tribe at the different events and powwows. I hope I was able to represent the Tribe, membership and communities to the best of my ability. I’ve met some great people and had a great time attending the different events. I would like to say thank you to my family, friends, my fellow Royalty members, the Royalty Committee, Tribal Council, and the Tribal membership for supporting me throughout my reign. I can’t wait to see where this takes me next.  

 

Tog’oiak’ 

Autumn Sage 

2024-2025