Colorado Old Spanish Trail North Branch

06/19/2026

Southern Ute Sun Dance Chief, Matthew Box would like to announce the 2026 Southern Ute Sun Dance. The Sundance will take place July 30 - August 3, 2026.

All drums and dancers are welcome!

“Our people are the Sun Dance and the Sun Dance is the people.
Together, we will greet our friend, the morning sunrise and
receive Creator’s love through the light, as it spills over the mountain like water.

As we make our thirsty stand for healing, unity, and strength of the people.”

Because of the sacred nature and solemnity of the Sun Dance, the following rules of good
manners and decorum should be observed by all:
1. The entrance of the Medicine Lodge should have a clear passage at all times.
2. Children should not be allowed to play around the Medicine Lodge.
3. Women on their menstrual cycle are not permitted near the Medicine Lodge.
4. Drugs and alcohol are not permitted on the Sun Dance grounds.
5. Camera, video/tape recorders, food, and water are not allowed near the Medicine Lodge.
6. Metal chairs are not allowed inside the Medicine Lodge.

The Southern Ute Tribe is not responsible for accidents, or loss of property.

For more information contact: Sun Dance Chief, Matthew J. Box, 970-759-7038.

- Tribal Information Services

06/08/2026

Save the Date for the No More Silence MMIR Motorcycle Run on Sunday, September 6, 2026, at Sky Ute Casino Resort. This event is hosted by Native Love.

🕘 Registration begins at 9:00 AM
🏍️ Run starts at 10:00 AM
🔴 Please wear red to show your support.
💲 $30 per rider | $15 per passenger

📝 Register now on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mmir-motorcycle-run-ignacio-co-tickets-1991158297067

For more information, please contact Native Love at 970-553-0337 or email [email protected].

- Summer Begay, Communication Specialist

06/08/2026

Please join the Southern Ute Division of Social Services on June 26, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., at the Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum’s Large Classroom for the 3rd Annual Elder Appreciation Symposium. For more information, please contact Lisa Bond, at (970) 563-2331.

- Tribal Information Services

06/08/2026

Colorado’s agriculture heritage and community are central to the state’s identity. Here are some of those places as we celebrate 150 years of state history.

06/08/2026

“We came to a cottage of an ancient witty man, that had had a great familie and many children, his wife old, nevertheleſſe handſome. They weare of a nation called Malhonmines [i.e. Menominees]; that is, the nation of Oats, graine yᵗ is much in yᵗ country. Of this afterwards more att large. I tooke this man for my ffather and yᵉ woman for my mother, ſoe the children conſequently brothers and ſiſters. They adopted me. I gave every one a guift, and they to mee.
Having ſo diſpoſed of our buiſſineſſe, the winter comes on, that warns us; the ſnow begins to fall, ſoe we muſt retire from the place to ſeeke our living in the woods.”

~Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson, Being an Account of his Travels and Experiences among the North American Indians, from 1652 to 1684. Transcribed from Original Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library and the British Museum. First Published 1853. — Fourth Voyage of Peter Esprit Radisson.

05/15/2026

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04/13/2026

The more you know...

The Bureau of Land Management manages public lands to sustain their health, diversity, and productivity for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.

As Congress declared in the Wild Free Roaming Horses and B***os Act of 1971, wild horses and b***os are “living symbols” of our Nation’s heritage and are to be protected and managed as part of a thriving natural ecological balance so they remain vibrant icons of our landscapes and culture.

As part of this mission, Freedom (wild horse) and Liberty (wild b***o) are traveling the country to connect communities with the landscapes, history, and ideals that shaped America. It's part of how we're celebrating 250 years of American independence!

Follow their journey and make plans to say “hay!”

Learn more➡️ BLM.gov/WHB/Freedom250

BLM Wild Horse & B***o Program

04/12/2026

One of the last Interpretive Sign projects that I managed as Executive Director, Interpretive Association of Western Co. Keeping History alive for future generations!

Keeping History Alive..
Historic Old Spanish Trail North Branch Colorado
The Interpretive Association of Western Co is in the process of completing an interpretive sign project for the Gunnison NF. The focus of the project is to connect the dots with the National Historic Old Spanish Trail, North Branch from Saguache Co to Historic Fort Uncompahgre located in Delta Colorado. Signs will be located on Hwy 114 at the base of Cochetopa Pass, a second sign will be installed on old Cochetopa (Carnero) Pass, the old Saguache-San Juan Toll Road.