Southern Ute Bear Dance – Page 2 – The Southern Ute Drum

A festive meal for all

May 28, 2015 / May 29, 2015 by Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum

Bear Dance season is upon us

May 15, 2015 / May 15, 2015 by Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum

Justin Lang of the Southern Ute Grounds Maintenance Division lends a hand at the Bear Dance Feast

Food begins, ends weekend

June 3, 2013 by Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum

Southern Ute Bear Dance Chief Matthew J. Box gave a formal presentation on Bear Dance etiquette for employees of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe on Wednesday, May 22. The heavily attended workshop took place at the Sky Ute Casino Resort’s Events Center.

Workers get cultural primer

June 3, 2013 by Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum

Students from the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy make their way down Bear Dance Trail, crossing the Pine River, on Friday, May 24. Joined by members of the Boys & Girls Club of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, the young dancers got the first dance at the annual Bear Dance.

On the way to the dance

June 3, 2013 / June 3, 2013 by Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum

Edward Box III and Jake Ryder sing Bear Dance songs for the PBS film crew working on “The First Coloradans,” a documentary about the Ute people set to air Thursday, June 13.

PBS to air documentary on Utes

June 3, 2013 / June 3, 2013 by Ace Stryker | The Southern Ute Drum

Southern Ute Bear Dancers Shoshone Thompson and Keifer Goodtracks-Alires break off on Monday, May 27 during the final hours the Bear Dance, a Ute springtime celebration spanning four days.

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Spring brings return of Bear Dance

June 3, 2013 / June 3, 2013 by Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum