Tribal member Linda Baker was crowned Miss NCAI and was also presented with a blanket. The NCAI meeting was hosted in Bismark, N.D. This photo first appeared in the October 8, 1982, edition of The Southern Ute Drum.

Southern Ute tribal members and Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy students link hands with other community members during a historic undertaking on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, along the Animas River Trail. The event, dubbed “Durango Connect,” was a first for the Colorado mountain town, celebrating the success of its river trail by linking more than 9,000 people, hand in hand, to commemorate the seven-mile stretch of paved trail that follows the flow of the scenic Animas River southward through town. This photo first appeared in the October 5, 2012, edition of The Southern Ute Drum.

Bruce Valdez, Operations Manager for Red Willow Production Company, shows representatives of the Siksika Nation how Red Willow uses remote monitoring to keep track of production operations at individual well sites located across the Southern Ute Reservation. This photo first appeared in the October 4, 2002, edition of The Southern Ute Drum.

Dorthy Naranjo was hired as the new Ute Language Director. The Ute Language Department handled many projects including offering language classes to the membership as well as coordinating with cultural events. This photo first appeared in the October 2, 1992, edition of The Southern Ute Drum.