Stories tagged with Southern Ute Elder

Marty Pinnecoose, Roberta Scott and Cynthia Buckskin sit together and catch up during the Senior Breakfast on Friday, Sept. 6 at the Multi-Purpose Facility.

Thu Sep 12th, 2019

Senior breakfast

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…

Southern Ute elder, Judy Lansing joins volunteer crochet teacher, Kathi Gurule at the Multi-Purpose Facility Crochet Class on Wednesday, Feb. 20. For the past two years, Gurule has helped teach classes at the Multi-Purpose Facility.

Thu Feb 28th, 2019

Practicing crochet

Southern Ute elder, Sanjean Burch smiles for a photo while eating spaghetti with members of the Sunshine Cloud Smith Youth Advisory Council at the Elder’s Celebration Dinner on Monday, August 6.

Fri Aug 10th, 2018

Celebrating elders

Southern Ute Chairman Christine Sage looks out over the dancers, veterans, drum groups and audience members during Grand Entry.

Fri Jun 8th, 2018

Memorial Day weekend brings dancers together

Fri Jun 23rd, 2017

Box pens memoir

Southern Ute tribal elders line up for a Culture Department luncheon Friday, June 21 at the Southern Ute Cultural Center & Museum. This month’s menu included an egg noodle beef stew with tortillas, fresh fruit and cake.

Tue Jul 2nd, 2013

Elders break bread

Southern Ute elder Bennett Thompson instructs an Ignacio Junior High School class on Ute language during a special poetry project in which students used Native American language to create Chinese form poems.

Fri Feb 8th, 2013

Students craft Ute poetry

Southern Ute elder Marge Barry was among the participants carefully cutting patterns out of cloth.

Fri Jan 25th, 2013

Making quilts

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