Multi-Purpose shares the love on Valentines
Friday - February 23, 2024 by Divine Windy Boy | The Southern Ute Drum
Couples fill the dance floor during the two-step/owl dance special contest hosted by the MPF staff.
Southern Ute Veterans Association members Howard Richards Sr. and Rod Grove bring in the colors during Grand Entry of the MPF Valentine’s Powwow.
Southern Defiance singers of Ft. Defiance, Ariz. provide the Victory Song during the Grand Entry of the MPF Valentine’s Powwow.
Miss Southern Ute, Autumn Sage served as the Head Woman for the Valentine’s Day Powwow, she was honored by her family members and all attendees of the event for her contributions to the community in her service as Miss Southern Ute.
Partners Hunter Frost and Kelcie Mills compete in the two-step/owl dance special hosted by the MPF Staff during the event. This dance is a couple’s dance, partners hold hands and sway to the beat of the songs.
Celebrating love, family, and friendship, the event featured a variety of couple’s dances including the potato dance. Partners hold a potato in between each other's foreheads attempting to hold the vegetable until all other pairs have dropped their potato. Terena Hight and Christen Heart placed second in this special competition.
Red Sky Mills and Lucas Rael participate in the Gourd Dance sessions alongside other gourd dancers at the Multi-Purpose Facility's Valentine’s Day Powwow on Saturday, Feb. 10.
Head Gourd Dancer, Hunter Frost gifts MPF Facility’s OP Manager and tribal elder, Elise Redd a Pendleton blanket — thanking her for everything she does for the community and for his family during the giveaway session of the gourd dance.
Friends, family, and fellow gourd dancers honor tribal member Hunter Frost as he was selected as the Head Gourd Dancer for the MPF Valentine’s Day Powwow on Saturday, Feb. 10.
Photo Credit: Divine Windy Boy | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Divine Windy Boy | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Divine Windy Boy | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Divine Windy Boy | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Divine Windy Boy | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Divine Windy Boy | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Krista Richards | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Krista Richards | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Krista Richards | The Southern Ute Drum
The Multi-Purpose Facility shared the love during the Valentine’s Day Powwow on Saturday, Feb. 10. In celebration of the global holiday, the event featured a free meal, gourd dance, two-step, and potato dance. Head staff included Austin Jacket, Miss Southern Ute Autumn Sage, and Hunter Frost. Master of ceremonies Reffel Kanip, apprentice emcee Stais Harlan, and arena director Micco Wesley. Songs provided by Southern Defiance singers and Red Spirit singers as well as three other visiting drum groups