Southern Ute tribal member, Georgia McKinley gets an autograph from actress Elaine Miles at the La Plata County Airport before Miles departs on a flight to Phoenix, Ariz. Miles, who had prominent roles in television show “Northern Exposure” and was in the feature film, “Smoke Signals,” was here as a speaker at the Southern Ute Senior Banquet. This photo first appeared in the June 13, 2003, edition of the Southern Ute Drum.
This year one of the Summer Youth Activities was held by the Extension office and included such things as learning how to sew. Pictured is Dennie Howe instructing Elberta Bison on how to thread a sewing machine. This photo first appeared in the June 17, 1983, edition of the Southern Ute Drum.
Tribal elder Sunshine Cloud Smith, a veteran of World War II, participates in a service honoring those fallen soldiers on Memorial Day. This photo first appeared in the June 11, 1993, edition of the Southern Ute Drum.
Members of the Boys & Girls Club of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s PeaceJam program meet with the Southern Ute Indian Tribal Council on Tuesday, June 11 to be congratulated on receiving a certificate of recognition from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the program’s work on “Keep It Sacred,” a film about the various uses of tobacco. This photo first appeared in the June 14, 2013, edition of the Southern Ute Drum.
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