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Dancers fill the corral during Ute Mountain Ute Bear Dance, an annual spring tradition, in Towaoc, Colo. starting on Friday, June 3 and ending on the evening of Monday, June 6.

Fri Jun 17th, 2022

Ute Mountain Utes host Bear Dance

The Bear Dance corral was filled with dancers and music again this spring, ushering in the new year in a good way; dancers from all three Ute tribes and across Indian Country made their way to Ignacio, Colo for the spring celebration.

Fri Jun 10th, 2022

Bear Dance in full swing for spring

Ute relatives and friends gathered together in celebration of spring during this year’s Northern Ute Bear Dance held in Fort Duchesne, Utah. This year’s event was held Friday, May 13 through Monday, May 16. A Bear Dancer from the Ute Indian Tribe, Gavyn Vanderhoop, adjusts her hat, attempting to shade herself from the sun rays; temperatures reached the upper 80’s throughout the weekend.

Fri May 20th, 2022

Kicking up dust in Fort Duchesne

Southern Ute Bear Dance Chief, Matthew Box introduces Nathan Strong Elk as the Bear Dance Catman to students at Bayfield High School on Friday, May 6, explaining the importance of the role played by the Catman, and the protocol for visitors attending the Bear Dance.

Fri May 20th, 2022

Sharing the Bear Dance

Southern Ute Bear Dance Chief, Matthew Box sings alongside Sam Maez (left) and son, Noah Box (far right) at the Sky Ute Casino Resort.

Fri May 6th, 2022

Bear Dance etiquette

Elijah Weaver helps his sister Kalynn Weaver place a red handprint across her mouth before the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls walk began outside the Mouache-Capote Building on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019.

Fri Oct 22nd, 2021

Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebrated locally

The youth were encouraged to select a growler that they would keep for the Bear Dance. As each student picked out their own growler, Ryder emphasized that each one was different and unique in its own way, but also equal to the others.

Fri Jun 4th, 2021

Sharing songs of the Bear Dance

10 Years Ago: As the Utes have done for generations, they gathered May 27 – 30, 2011 at the Bear Dance Corral in Ignacio to welcome the spring and celebrate the coming of a new year. This year’s festivities were accompanied by a host of others, including a powwow, an art fair, a softball tournament, and a day to remember the brave warriors who have served their Tribe and country in the armed services. The events served as a reminder that as much as some things change, many others remain as they’ve been for ages – such as the Southern Utes’ vibrant spirit, the spirit of the bear.

Fri Jun 4th, 2021

Many Moons Ago

Thu May 20th, 2021

BEE HEARD: Spring brings wellness to all

20 Years Ago: Austin Box, center, holds the Denver March Powwow Staff, leading the Veterans Color Guard from various tribes throughout the United States and Canada at the Denver March Powwow, held March 16-17, 2001 at the Denver Coliseum.
This photo was published in the March 23, 2001, issue of The Southern Ute Drum.

Fri Mar 26th, 2021

Many Moons Ago

Aislinn Ryder and Jakob Box partner up for a line dance during the 2020 Southern Ute Bear Dance, which took place at the Bear Dance grounds, Friday, June 12.

Fri Jun 19th, 2020

Bear Dance: Honoring the bear, upholding tradition

Circa 1970’s: Growlers lead the dancers with traditional
Bear dance songs.

Tue May 26th, 2020

Bear Dance: Strength and Tradition

10 Years Ago: On the cool, windy Friday morning of May 14, a group of about 150 walkers stretched and warmed up for what would be a 19-mile trek from the junction of Colorado Highways 160 and 491 to the Four Corners Monument. This was the 14th year of the Walking Together for Healthier Nations. Southern Ute Council Lady Marjorie Borst spoke of the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Borst was one of the original organizers for the Southern Ute diabetes program and aided in the walk years ago.
This photo was first published in the May 21, 2010, issue of The Southern Ute Drum.

Fri May 22nd, 2020

Many Moons Ago

Students of the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy have the honor of dancing the first dance, a tradition at the Southern Ute Bear Dance and an integral part of the cultural component emphasized through the Montessori program. The young students spend weeks, if not months in preparation, often sewing their own moccasins and decorating their Bear Dance regalia together in the classroom.

Fri Jun 7th, 2019

‘Pino Nuche’ honor the bear through dance

Dr. James Jefferson joins in with other gourd dancers before the last session of powwow contests begins on Saturday, May 25.

Fri Jun 7th, 2019

Bear Dance Powwow returns to SunUte

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