Stories tagged with Bear Dance

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

Ute Mountain Ute elder, Terry Knight (USAF) led the procession from the Veterans Memorial Park.

Fri Jun 7th, 2019

Memorial Day: A day of remembrance

Member of the Southern Ute Council - Lorelei Cloud, Adam Red, and Melvin Baker - Ute Mountain Ute Council, Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Royalty welcomed all those in attendance and gave blessings for another spring.

Fri Jun 7th, 2019

Bear Dance kick off feast

Homemade stew and frybread were served up to dancers of all ages, including sisters, Izabella Cloud and Yllana Howe.

Fri Jun 7th, 2019

Ready to dance

Stepping together in perfect cadence, men and women dancers move to the rhythm of the bear, as the four-day spring celebration came to a close on Monday, May 20.

Fri May 24th, 2019

Ute Tribe ushers in spring with Bear Dance

Fri May 24th, 2019

Finishing steps

Dancers getting judged at the Turkey Dance contest that happens in the Bear Dance corral after Bear Dance is done each spring in Randlett, Utah.

Fri May 10th, 2019

Bear Dancing in Randlett

Ignacio elementary school students and staff celebrate the 10th annual Cultures Coming Together program at the Sky Ute Casino Resort, Friday, April 26.

Fri May 10th, 2019

Cultural collective

Fri May 10th, 2019

Preparations usher in spring celebrations

The theme for February’s workshop was moccasin making, a class led by Southern Ute elder Elise Redd. Parents guided the youth in tracing their feet on paper, to create templates for the leather soles.

Fri Mar 1st, 2019

Rock your mocs!

Fri Aug 3rd, 2018

Ignacio proud host of language reunion

Young dancers don their best attire for Monday's Bear Dance, and the closing afternoon of the Southern Ute Bear Dance.

Fri Jun 8th, 2018

Southern Utes dance under blue bird skies

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