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Fri Mar 15th, 2019

Tones celebrates hip-hop

The theme for February’s workshop was moccasin making, a class led by Southern Ute elder Elise Redd. Parents guided the youth in tracing their feet on paper, to create templates for the leather soles.

Fri Mar 1st, 2019

Rock your mocs!

Cultural Education Coordinator, Hanley Frost leads the drum group in a song of prayer for all the youth on Friday, Feb. 1 in the Southern Ute Museum.

Thu Feb 14th, 2019

Prayers for our youth

Lower elementary students, Maylana Goodtracks, Myla Goodtracks, Nevaeh Sandoval and Skydawn Baker sit together at the SUIMA Christmas lunch on Thursday, Dec. 20.

Thu Jan 3rd, 2019

An Academy Christmas

Nathaniel Baker-Valdez wraps Neeka Ryder in green streamers for the Grinch impersonation game. They try to beat the clock by getting as much of the streamers on Ryder as they can in a minute. The annual Grinch Party was held in the cafeteria of the Academy on Thursday, Dec. 20.

Thu Jan 3rd, 2019

SUIMA Grinch Party

Lisa Smith from Shining Mountain Health and Wellness, gave a “Health and Wellness of the Utes” presentation, Monday, Nov. 26, for the Southern Ute Montessori Academy in preparation for this year’s Leonard C. Burch Art and Literacy Contest, themed Health and Wellness of the Utes.

Thu Dec 6th, 2018

Leonard C. Burch “Health and Wellness” at SUIMA

The Living with Wolves Photographic Exhibit at the Southern Ute Museum started on the first floor and moved up to the second with an extraordinary depiction of wolves in the wild. The exhibit closed Friday, Nov. 30.

Thu Dec 6th, 2018

Living with Wolves

Judy Lansing and Lillie Frost sit together during the annual Thanksgiving lunch at the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy on Wednesday, Nov. 14.

Tue Nov 20th, 2018

Giving thanks to families of SUIMA

40 Years Ago: Sunshine Cloud Smith, Essie Kent and Kathlene Curry watching the ballots. They are members of the election board. It was a very long day for them.
This photo first appeared in the Nov. 10, 1978, edition of The Southern Ute Drum.

Thu Nov 8th, 2018

Many Moons Ago

Special guest artist and poet, Esther Belin the Culture Class at the Southern Ute Academy on Friday, October 19, 2018. Belin joined the class in circle time, introducing herself in the Navajo language, giving a brief history of the Navajo clan system and the meaning of her particular clans.

Fri Oct 26th, 2018

Artist and Poet, Belin visits Academy

Sassy Reynolds leisurely enjoys her bike ride at SUIIMA’s Triathlon, which was held at SunUte Park, the Bear Trail and SunUte Pool.

Fri Oct 12th, 2018

Tri-Athletes Persevere

New SUIMA Principal- Shawna Steffler

Thu Sep 13th, 2018

Elevating the Montessori experience

New Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy Principal, Shawna Steffler holds Myles Morishige’s hand as the beginning of the school year kicks off on Monday, August 27.

Thu Aug 30th, 2018

Watching SUIMA grow

Southern Ute Tribal elder, Lynda Grove-D’Wolf teaches Ute language to a large group of summer Youth Employment Workers on Thursday, July 5 in the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy’s cafeteria. D’Wolf has created programs and tools in an effort to revitalize the Ute language in the digital age.

Wed Jul 18th, 2018

Youth empowered by language

Transitioning students Terena Hight and Jaela Velasco will be headed seventh grade public school next year. Both students have been at the Southern Ute Montessori Academy since they were young.

Fri May 25th, 2018

SUIMA 2018

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