Chairman Melvin J. Baker helps to serve food during the Southern Ute Bear Dance Feast on Monday, May 27. Stew was prepared in the large cast iron cooking pots outside of the Bear Dance corral.

Jennifer Goodtracks, Xavier Watts, and Alyssa Nez help to serve finished stew for the Southern Ute Bear Dance Feast held on Monday, May 27. Volunteers began cooking before sunrise to make enough food to feed Southern Ute Bear Dance attendees.

Volunteer cooks stand alongside each other ahead of the Southern Ute Bear Dance Feast held on Monday, May 27.

Photo Credit: Divine Windy Boy | The Southern Ute Drum