Karlos Baca with Taste of Native Cuisine shows the participants how to cook the traditional meal, which was served to the Southern Ute community on Thursday, Aug. 22. Baca along with Shane Burnette of Partnership with Native Americans helped all of the volunteer cooks learn about cooking with intentional mindfulness and creating culturally relevant meals.

Shining Mountain Health and Wellness Program Manager, Morgann Box adds in fresh yellow squash to the three sisters mash dish during the cooking time for the traditional meal that was prepared in collaboration with Partnership with Native Americans and Taste of Native Cuisine on Thursday, Aug. 22.

Shane Burnette of Partnership with Native Americans helps Southern Ute Clinical Psychologist, Jennifer Goodtracks prepare the fresh cranberry sauce that was used to flavor the squash and apple soup served in the traditional meal that was shared with the Southern Ute community on Thursday, Aug. 22 at the Southern Ute Cultural Center.

Photo Credit: McKayla Lee | The Southern Ute Drum