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Vice Chairman Marvin Pinnecoose and Council Member Andrew Gallegos look on as fellow council member James Mike Olguin gives welcoming remarks to all who attended the dinner.
Sunshine Cloud Smith Youth Advisory Council member, Leandra Litz and Chairman Melvin Baker were generous with their smiles, greeting the guests as they arrived for the Thanksgiving dinner.
Chaiman Melvin Baker looks on as Growth Fund Executive Director, Shane Seibel and Council Member Andrew Gallegos greet each other.
Eddie Box Jr enthusiastically played music for all the Utes and their families at this year’s Thanksgiving dinner.
The Southern Ute Royalty helped each other put together plates for the elders, pictured left to right, Autumn Sage, Starlett Greany, Shayne White Thunder and Theoden Greany.
Photo Credit: Conrad Thompson | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Conrad Thompson | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Conrad Thompson | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Conrad Thompson | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Conrad Thompson | The Southern Ute Drum
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Thanksgiving brings Ute tribes together

Wednesday - November 26, 2025 by Conrad Thompson | The Southern Ute Drum

On Saturday, Nov. 15, the Southern Ute Tribal Council gave opening remarks welcoming the sister tribes, as they sat at this year’s Thanksgiving Tribal Dinner that is open to Southern Ute, Ute Mountain and Ute Indian tribal members and their families. The event offered an opportunity to exchange stories, while spending time with friends and family from across the different Ute tribal communities. The annual program was held at the Sky Ute Casino Resort in Ignacio.

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