Stories tagged with Ute Tribes

Students of the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy have the honor of dancing the first dance, a tradition at the Southern Ute Bear Dance and an integral part of the cultural component emphasized through the Montessori program. The young students spend weeks, if not months in preparation, often sewing their own moccasins and decorating their Bear Dance regalia together in the classroom.

Fri Jun 7th, 2019

‘Pino Nuche’ honor the bear through dance

Dancers getting judged at the Turkey Dance contest that happens in the Bear Dance corral after Bear Dance is done each spring in Randlett, Utah.

Fri May 10th, 2019

Bear Dancing in Randlett

This headdress is made of glass seed beads, cotton thread, trade cloth, buckskin, thirty-two eagle feathers, brass buttons, chicken feathers, horsehair, and animal fur. It belonged to Antonio Buck, Sr. (1879–1961), the last hereditary chief of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. He received it from his father, Buckskin Charley (1840–1936), who led many delegations to Washington, DC, to work on behalf of the tribe. It was made around 1890–1900. Frances Buck donated it to History Colorado. 84.32.1

Tue Nov 20th, 2018

Written on the Land opens on Dec. 8, at History Colorado Center

Matthew Box and his father Eddie Box Jr. share a laugh before they sing Bear Dance songs at the Ute Nations Day event.

Thu Jun 7th, 2018

Ute Nations Day honors Bear Dance Chiefs

Southern Ute Interim Museum Director, Linda Baker gives an explanation of proper archiving, storage and cataloguing techniques used for cultural items, and sacred artifacts at the Southern Ute Museum, Thursday, Sept. 7.

Fri Sep 15th, 2017

Southern Ute Museum embraces transition

“It reminds us that we lived here, that we walked here,” Southern Ute NAGPRA Coordinator Cassandra Atencio said. She holds a bundle of fresh cuttings from the top of the tree, in hopes of creating viable seedlings from the historic cottonwood.

Sat Sep 2nd, 2017

Ute Council Tree: Witness to history

Ernest House Jr., Executive Director of the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs cuts the ribbon during the Ute Indian Museum’s grand reopening on Saturday, June 10 in Montose, Colo. alongside dignitaries from the Ute tribes and the State of Colorado. The newly redesigned cultural center boasts culturally influenced architecture, with expanded exhibit spaces to highlight contemporary Ute culture alongside historical Ute heritage.

Fri Jun 23rd, 2017

Ute Indian Museum reenvisioned

A presentation at Mountain Village Core included a proclamation to all Native Americans and performance by Ute Mountain Ute dancers and singers. Roland McCook, Northern Ute, at the podium was one of the event organizers. From left to right: Southern Ute Acting Culture Director and Sun Dance Chief Hanley Frost, Ute Mountain Chairman Manuel Heart, McCook, Mountain Village Mayor Martin McKinley and San Miguel County Commissioner Art Goodtimes.

Fri Oct 14th, 2016

Indigenous Day: Utes honored in Placerville

All of this year’s Tri-Ute Games participants gather outside the Sky Ute Casino Resort for a group photo prior to the Opening Ceremony on Monday, July 22. Members of the Northern Ute Tribe dressed in red, the Southern Ute Tribe in blue and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe in yellow. Also pictured are coaches, Ute veterans and members of tribal royalty.

Wed Jul 24th, 2013

2013 Tri-Ute Games kick off

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