Photo Galleries

Do clowns creep you out? There were plenty at the Multi-Purpose Facility’s Haunted House, Wednesday, Oct. 31.

Fri Nov 9th, 2018

Halloween haunts Ignacio with festivities & spookiness

Hunters, families and youth from the Pueblo of Laguna traveled from New Mexico to utilize the hunting tags by the Southern Ute Wildlife Management Division and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe in the annual cultural hunt. The hunters brought abundances of homemade gifts to express their gratitude for being allowed to hunt on Monday, Nov. 5 in Council Chambers.

Fri Nov 9th, 2018

Tribe shares hunting lands

The Bayfield 5th grade Wolverines declare their first place status after defeating the Aztec Tigers, 19-6 in the Youth American Football League (YAFL) Super Bowl, Saturday, Nov. 3 in Bloomfield N.M. Southern Ute tribal members Tavian Box (99) and Andre Thompson (35) join their teammates with the championship trophy after the game.

Fri Nov 9th, 2018

YAFL teams win Super Bowls

Southern Ute Health Center therapist, Jennifer Goodtracks and Ryan Sullivan engage in some “mental health” talk at the Mental Health Retreat on Oct. 25.

Fri Nov 9th, 2018

Mental health retreat at casino

The Hendren family, brothers Nate, Elliott and Dewayne along with their sisters, Somer and Jada Cloud attended the 2018 Indigenous Comic Con at the Isleta Resort and Casino, Nov. 2 through Nov. 4 in Albuquerque, N.M. They were really excited as they had attended the very first Indigenous Comic Con in 2016. They watched their first live wrestling match featuring Tatanka who once wrestled with the WWF.

Fri Nov 9th, 2018

Indigenous Comic Con 2018

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

Shannon Howell tries to place the tail on the donkey, a game hosted by Fort Lewis College Women’s Softball Team, at the Three Springs Fall Festival.

Thu Nov 8th, 2018

Three Springs Fall Festival Fun

Sporting a ribbon shirt of his own, Primary Guide, Gabe Tate holds up a youth ribbon shirt.

Fri Oct 26th, 2018

SUIMA’s Fancy Fridays

Layla Smith, is full of smiles as she and her family make their way to explore the Charlie Brown Pumpkin Patch.

Fri Oct 26th, 2018

On the pumpkin train we go

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

The tour of Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park was led by veteran park guide, and Ute Mountain Ute tribal member, Ernest House Jr., who shared his rich knowledge of the ancestral Puebloan sites.

Fri Oct 12th, 2018

Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park

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

Southern Ute Veterans, Raymond Baker and Rudly Weaver don headdresses during the veteran’s ceremony, Saturday, Oct. 6.

Fri Oct 12th, 2018

Vietnam Veteran’s reunion graces Durango

10 Years Ago- Council members Steve Herrera and Michelle Olguin stepped into their new bowling shoes, selected one of the many new balls-of varying weights, and ventured onto the lanes for the first time, positioned themselves, stepped forward, ball in full forward swing and christened the new bowling lanes. This image first appeared in the October 10, 2008 edition of the Southern Ute Drum.

Thu Oct 11th, 2018

Many Moons Ago

The Ignacio Middle School volleyball team, won the IML league tournament held in Cortez, Colo., Monday, Oct. 8, beating Cortez and Pagosa in the Championship game.

Thu Oct 11th, 2018

IMS Clinches Championship