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The Acoma Sky City Dancers and Howeya Family Dance Group performed the Corn Dance and other traditional Pueblo dances, Friday, Sept. 23, in the recently constructed amphitheater at Chimney Rock National Monument in honor of the 10th anniversary of the national monument designation.

Fri Jul 14th, 2023

Drum earns top honors at National Native Media Awards

The Southern Ute Drum earned a total of twelve awards at this year’s SPJ Top of the Rockies recognition ceremony held Saturday, April 22 at The Slate Denver.  Editor/Media Manger, Jeremy Wade Shockley and Reporter/Photographer Divine Windy Boy attended this year’s reception on behalf of the newspaper.

Fri May 5th, 2023

Drum takes home 12 awards from Top of the Rockies

Chairperson Judy Lansing swears in the newest member of the Housing Authority Board, Carl Baker. This photo first appeared in the January 21, 1983, edition of the Southern Ute Drum.

Thu Jan 26th, 2023

Many Moons Ago

Dry fire fuels, buried amongst thick brush, willows, and aging cottonwood trees proved to be a perfect recipe for a fire that sparked along the Pine River corridor, northeast for Ignacio and adjacent to Southern Ute tribal campus last summer — Friday, June 3. Aviation resources were immediately called in at the start of the Bear Dance Fire, which included multiple helicopters, single engine air tankers or SEATs, and a large, fixed wing air tanker — which dropped slurry to suppress the fire on the northern most edge. No structures were lost during the multi-day suppression effort; the Bear Dance Fire consumed 89 acres along the Pine River prior to containment.

Fri Jan 13th, 2023

2022: The year in pictures

Members of the Southern Ute Veterans Association attend the Vietnam Veterans Day Powwow in Fort Duchesne, Utah, Friday, April 1 — Saturday, April 2. Color guards were posted by a combination of Southern Ute and Northern Ute all combat veterans as well as former Chairwoman Irene Cuch.

Fri Apr 8th, 2022

Veterans represent in Utah

The upper elementary students took a field trip to Haviland Lake, Friday, March 11 to go snowshoeing. The weather was perfect for their outdoor adventures.

Fri Mar 25th, 2022

Kwanachigani pɵˈɵkwatʉ – Eagle’s Nest

20 Years Ago: As part of the Kids Fair held at the Rolling Thunder Hall on February 14, 2002, Vince and Larry (the crash test dummies) took a break from the events and strolled over to the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy to pay a visit to the students. Jessica Ross, Suzi Richards and Kelsey Frost are seen posing here with Vince and Larry. This photo was first published in the February 22, 2002 issue of the Southern Ute Drum.

Thu Feb 24th, 2022

Many Moons Ago

Southern Ute tribal member, Krista Richards is photographed with her Mule Deer Buck, which measures in as a 4x3. Richards harvested the animal in the fall of 2021with a rifle shot near lake Capote on the Southern Ute Reservation.

Fri Dec 17th, 2021

Richards, Baker fill elk and deer tags

SunUte is celebrating 20 years of operation, and to thank their former employees, an event was held on Friday, Dec. 3 at the Community Center. Former front desk attendants, Shiri Howell and Krista Richards attended together.

Fri Dec 17th, 2021

SunUte celebrates employees

A bull elk harvested by Howard Richards Sr. adorns the Hall of Warriors in the Leonard C. Burch building. The elk mount recently had its fur cape replaced. The original fur had begun to deteriorate with age after 42 years. Howard’s daughter, Krista, harvested an elk and provided the new fur cape for her father’s mount.

Fri Feb 26th, 2021

Richards shares history of trophy bull elk

20 Years Ago: During the Rollin’ Deep Car Show, cars, bikes and trikes were on display and a concert featuring NBK was held on the Tribal Campus in Ignacio on Aug. 5. Rollin’ Deep president Manuel Myore (far left) and Vice-president Fred Cotton (holding measuring stick) judge the car-hopping contest. This truck cleared 36inches to win the competition.

This photo was published in the August 11, 2000, issue of The Southern Ute Drum.

Fri Aug 14th, 2020

Many Moons Ago

The 13th annual Flagstaff Armed Forces Day parade was held in historic downtown Flagstaff, Ariz. on Saturday, May 18. The Southern Ute Veterans Association has been involved in the parade for the past six years at the invite of the Armed Forces Day parade committee. This year, Assoc. Commander Howard Richards Sr., Assoc. Vice Commander Rudley Weaver (So. Ute Veterans Association Flag), Assoc. Secretary, Gordon Hammond (POW-MIA Flag), and Alden Weaver (Southern Ute Tribal Flag) attended, alongside former military members ranging from WW2 to current era conflicts, bringing veterans together for the hour-long parade.

Fri May 24th, 2019

Veterans unite in Flagstaff

Southern Ute Veterans Association represented at the Native American Veterans Health and Wellness Symposium, Friday, Nov. 9, at the Isleta Pueblo Hotel and Casino in Albuquerque.
A long list of presenters made speeches on the programs that are available to veterans at the state and national level. Presentations covered: access to VA health care, caregiver support, families dealing with PTSD, grants for veteran’s initiatives, health services for women and Social Security benefits. Howard Richards Sr., Rodrick Grove, Gordon Hammond and Perry Benally, Silver Star recipient, of Farmington, N.M., attended the annual symposium.

Tue Nov 20th, 2018

Isleta Pueblo hosts symposium

Twyla Blackbird takes home a pumpkin from the pumpkin giveaway, compliments of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. Pumpkins were given out to all Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute tribal members on Tuesday, Oct. 23 in front of the Tribal Housing Department.

Fri Oct 26th, 2018

Pumpkin giveaway

Ground Breaking Ceremony for Grand Junction State Cemetery: Rod Grove, Eddie Dutchie Jr. Howard Richards Sr. and his kids, Krista Richards and Dewayne Richards — all pitch in with ceremonial shovels, circa 1990’s.

Fri Oct 12th, 2018

Southern Ute Veterans: Through the years

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