Stories tagged with Bear Dance

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

Marcellen Ute (far left) dances in rhythm with her chosen partner at the Bear Dance on Friday, June 1.

Fri Jun 8th, 2018

Bear dancing on the CCIA agenda

Matthew Box and his father Eddie Box Jr. share a laugh before they sing Bear Dance songs at the Ute Nations Day event.

Thu Jun 7th, 2018

Ute Nations Day honors Bear Dance Chiefs

Students and staff from the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy pose for a picture with Southern Ute Bear Dance chief Matthew Box and the Los Pinos Fire Department after an educational Bear Dance workshop at the Sky Ute Casino Resort, Thursday, May 10.

Fri May 25th, 2018

Bear Dance etiquette

Welcoming the spring season in Randlett, Utah — the first Bear Dance of the season took place from Saturday, May 5 — Monday, May 7. The younger dancers take an opportunity to break into pairs during the final days of the spring celebration.

Fri May 11th, 2018

Bear Dance season begins

Southern Ute Brave, Dominick Goodtracks attends the White Mesa Bear dance.

Fri Sep 15th, 2017

White Mesa closes Bear Dance

Southern Ute women visit the National Museum of the American Indian, Washington D.C. Thursday, July 13 as part of a cultural presentation. (left to right) Bertha Box, Aislinn Ryder, Jazmin Carmenoros, and Jr. Miss Southern Ute Alexandria Roubideaux.

Fri Aug 4th, 2017

Utes take Bear Dance to Washington, D.C.

Many gathered at the Ute Mountain Ute Bear Dance held in Towaoc, Colo. — Sunday June 4. People come from all over to enjoy the annual spring gathering.

Fri Jun 9th, 2017

Bear Dancing in Towaoc

Women’s choice; dancers line dance with their partners during the Northern Ute Bear Dance, held each spring in Fort Duchesne, Utah on the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Sunday, May 14

Thu May 25th, 2017

Bear Dancing on the Uintah & Ouray Reservation

Southern Ute NAGPRA Coordinator Alden Naranjo and Betsy Chapoose, Northern Ute Cultural Rights and Protection Director discuss edits to informational panels that will appear in exhibits at the newly expanded Ute Indian Museum at the 12th Ute Indian Museum Expansion Consultation Thursday, Dec. 1 in Denver.

Thu Dec 8th, 2016

Sister tribes review museum content

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