Photo by Rhonda Van Pelt. Joy Grant Bullethead and Jonas Grant Bullethead, Uncompahgre Utes, observe the blessing.Photo by Rhonda Van Pelt. Joy Grant Bullethead and Jonas Grant Bullethead, Uncompahgre Utes, observe the blessing.Photo by Rhonda Van Pelt. Jonas Grant Bullethead listens to a speech at 7 Minute Spring.
Dozens of people turned out for Manitou Springs’ second annual Indigenous People’s Day events on Saturday, Oct. 8, through Monday, Oct. 10. Activities included a meet-and-greet with Native dignitaries, a horseback ride with recreating a 1912 ride their ancestors took, blessings of the mineral springs, music and dancing, school activities and a potluck meal.
Photo by Rhonda Van Pelt. The Red Spirit Drum Group performs near the Spa Building.Photo by Rhonda Van Pelt. Rosalyn Gonzales, princess of the Garden of the Gods-Rock Ledge Ranch Pow-wow, dances in the 7 Minute Spring amphitheater.
Photo by Rhonda Van Pelt. Michelle Cloud, who was one of the horseback riders, walks near 7 Minute Springs.Photo by Rhonda Van Pelt. Kenny Frost, a Southern Ute, cups tobacco in his hands during a ceremony at the rock marking the east end of the Ute Trail, in the 900 block of Manitou Avenue. The city of Manitou Springs presented tribal representatives with gifts including tobacco.
Photo by Rhonda Van Pelt. Christopher Tabbee, a Ute councilman at the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in Utah, speaks near the Ute Trail marker on Sunday, Oct. 9. Behind him are John Freyta, a Taos Pueblo/Apache, left, and Mayor John Graham.
