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Skyler Lomahaftewa is a Basalt resident and a member of the Uncompahgre band of the Ute tribe. In the winters, he gives snowboard lessons at Aspen Snowmass, and in the summers he does audio-visual ...
The Southern Ute Indian Tribe Bear Dance has been delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but a pared down version of the celebration is scheduled to start June 18. The Bear Dance is an annual ...
The low grumble of thunder can signify a lot of things, like imminent rain, lightning and – run! In the Ute culture, it means the start of spring. Because thunder mimics the sound of a roaring bear, ...
A traditional Ute bear dance ceremony. The Utes are some of Colorado's oldest residents — by some estimates, the tribe has been here for 13,000 years. Despite that, many Coloradans today may not ...
The Southern Ute Bear Dance Powwow will be held Friday and Saturday at the SunUte Community Center in Ignacio. Registration will start at 4 p.m. Friday. The Gourd Dance will be held at 5 p.m. Friday, ...
Spring officially arrived on March 20. As we all know, different people around the world celebrate the new season in many ways. In Utah, our Native Ute Tribespeople have their own spring tradition ...
The Ute Tribe has held its traditional Bear Dance annually for what’s believed to be over 1,000 years, making it one of the oldest cultural customs practiced today. The dance is meant to welcome ...
The Southern Ute reservation is in southwestern Colorado. For the Living Earth Festival, the Southern Ute Bear Dancers demonstrate the bear dance, a courtship dance in which the women chose the ...
A wildfire is burning on the Southern Ute Reservation in southern Colorado, and evacuations have been ordered. The Southern Ute tribal campus has been evacuated, officials said on Twitter. All ...
The Southern Ute reservation is in southwestern Colorado. For the Living Earth Festival, the Southern Ute Bear Dancers demonstrate the bear dance, a courtship dance in which the women chose the ...