Stories tagged with Russell Box Sr.

Fri Aug 11th, 2023

Art market and juried show awards artists

Wed Jul 26th, 2023

Russell Box Sr. retrospective opens at Southern Ute Museum and Cultural Center

Reginald Spindler, Director of Colorado Health Service Unit, presented Edna Hood, outgoing chairwoman of the SUHB, with a plaque. Also pictured is Stanley Frost, coordinator for Southern Ute Health Service Unit and Ida William, board member. This photo first appeared in the May 6, 1983, edition of the Southern Ute Drum.

Thu May 4th, 2023

Many Moons Ago

Fri Feb 10th, 2023

Denim and Diamonds

Fri Jan 27th, 2023

Stories of the Nuche

30 years ago: “…And a Merry Christmas to all” was the title of this photo of students in the enrichment program. Students were excited to set up and sell various items in the Children’s Christmas Store set to open on Dec. 8, 1990.

This photo was published in the Dec. 7, 1990, issue of The Southern Ute Drum.

Fri Dec 4th, 2020

Many Moons Ago

10 Years Ago: Southern Ute tribal member and Vietnam War veteran Rod Grove (center) carries the flag of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe with fellow veterans during Durango’s annual Veterans Day Parade Nov. 11, 2010.
This photo was published in the Nov. 19, 2010, issue of The Southern Ute Drum.

Fri Nov 20th, 2020

Many Moons Ago

A special dedication to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe hangs in the Leonard C. Burch building, recognizing the Ute elders and veterans who blessed the Millennium Holiday Tree on Nov. 20, 2000: Austin Box and Russel Box, USAF, Roderick Lee Grove and Howard Richards Sr. U.S. Army. Pictured here, Rod Grove stands against the water coloring of the 65-foot Blue Spruce 20 years later.

Fri Dec 20th, 2019

Millennium Tree celebration reaches milestone

World renown Native American artist, Norman Lansing was one of the highlighted artists for the Southern Ute Museum’s Meet and Greet event. Lansing stands proud with a few new pieces he created.

Thu Dec 5th, 2019

Native American Heritage Month

30 Years Ago:
Jeannette and Sadie Frost receive a certificate for completion of a course in “summer horsemanship” held at CSU in Ft. Collins, CO. The program was open to youths between 10 and 18 years of age. The program covered mounted lessons in English and Western riding, management.
This photo first appeared in the Aug. 4, 1989, edition of The Southern Ute Drum.

Fri Aug 2nd, 2019

Many Moons Ago

Local author Judith Stone and Southern Ute elder, Russell Box Sr. greet audience members before the presentation of his life story. Stone has written a biography on Russell’s life and it follows his life story as well as some insight about how he began making art. The Ignacio Community Library held a book signing and lecture on Saturday, Feb. 23 to showcase “The Physical and Spiritual Journey of a Southern Ute Elder.”

Thu Feb 28th, 2019

Russell Box Sr. presents…

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

The Southern Ute Royalty hosted their first Ute Storytelling presentation, which filled the Southern Ute Museum, Friday, March 2. Traditional Ute stories were shared by Southern Ute elders, Alden Naranjo and Russel Box Sr., cultural representative Cassandra Atencio also presented an art piece depicting Ute history. Royalty and elders stand together with Councilman Cedric Chavez and Cultural Department Director Edward Box III for a photo following the presentations.

Fri Mar 16th, 2018

Sharing stories

Fri Jun 23rd, 2017

Box pens memoir

The Southern Ute Day of Remembrance procession continued on to the Ouray Memorial Cemetery.

Fri Jun 9th, 2017

In remembrance of the fallen

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