Stories tagged with Cassandra Atencio

Southern Ute tribal member and Native Lens film participant, Cyrus Naranjo speaks about his Ouray ice climbing adventures with fellow Southern Ute tribal member youth who participated in the program sponsored by SunUte Community Center.

Fri Mar 10th, 2023

Native Lens hits Durango Independent Film Festival

Fri Mar 10th, 2023

Native Lens Media Fellowship turns focus to Tribe

Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Cassandra Atencio shares the traditional Ute story of the “Frog and the Eagle” to a group of Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy students, tribal employees and community members, Wednesday, Feb. 23. The Southern Ute Culture Department’s Ute Storytelling event took place in SunUte Community Center’s Mouache Meeting Room. Atencio shared our traditional stories at the event including the Ute Creation Story.

Thu Mar 9th, 2023

Sharing stories of the Nuchuu

Santa and Mrs. Claus made a guest appearance to hear all the Christmas wishes and hand out stockings full of treats to kids following the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy (SUIMA) Christmas Program at the Sky Ute Casino Resort on Saturday, Dec. 17.

Thu Dec 29th, 2022

Southern Ute Christmas Dinner & Program

Tribal elder Austin Box waves to parade attendees on the route through the town of Ignacio. Box was named the Grand Marshal of the 100th Annual Tribal Fair Parade.

Thu Sep 22nd, 2022

100th annual Southern Ute Tribal Fair: Parade

The Southern Ute Culture Department hosted a virtual going away party for Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Garrett Briggs on Friday, Feb. 25. Colleagues, friends, tribal employees, and community members could attend the event via Microsoft Teams and give Briggs their well wishes and thank him for his hard work and dedication to the Tribe, and the NAGPRA program, over the past five years.

Thu Mar 10th, 2022

NAGPRA coordinator steps down after five years

Southern Ute Historic Preservation Officer, Garrett Briggs was among those who spoke to attendees at the ribbon cutting for the exhibit opening of Home | Land at the Denver Art Museum, Sunday, Oct. 24. In his remarks, Briggs thanked the Ute traditional knowledge holders — Cassandra Atencio, Elise Redd, and Helen Munoz, whom were involved in the project.

Fri Dec 3rd, 2021

Exhibit opening of Home | Land

Councilmember, Vanessa Torres hands a to-go Thanksgiving meal to Fidel Velasquez’s family during the curbside event, Saturday, Nov. 20 at the Sky Ute Casino Resort.

Fri Dec 3rd, 2021

Thanksgiving meals to-go

The Tribe’s Cultural Preservation Department, Native American Graves & Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) staff will assume the responsibility of review pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act upon completion of the development of its Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO). Pictured left to right: NAGPRA Tech Xavier Watts, NAGPRA Coordinators Cassandra Atencio and Garrett Briggs.

Fri Nov 19th, 2021

Project updates from Cultural Preservation Department, Tribal Historic Preservation Office

Snow and fog surround Fisher’s Peak, Colorado’s newest State Park and the second
largest in the State. The park officially opened to the public this fall.

Fri Nov 20th, 2020

NAGPRA seeks Tribal voice in development of Colorado’s newest State Park

The Mid-Continent Limestone Quarry is located north of Glenwood Springs, Colo., on a slope behind Iron Mountain, which is in close proximity to sacred Ute heritage sites, such as Yampa Hot Springs and Vapor Caves.

Fri Sep 11th, 2020

Protecting the hot springs and vapor caves in Glenwood Springs

Fri May 8th, 2020

Obituary: Alden Burch Naranjo Jr.

Fri Oct 25th, 2019

Utes repatriate ancestral remains from University of San Diego collections

On the first day of field exploration, Ute youth hike a steep path overlooking the Gunnison River to explore four petroglyph panels.

Fri Aug 30th, 2019

Ute rock art, first hand

Cassandra Atencio, Bird Red, and Nathan Maes each play a role in the telling of the Ute Creation story at the Southern Ute Museum, Saturday, Dec. 22.

Fri Jan 4th, 2019

Ute elders share culture, tradition though seasonal stories

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