Brief History The Ute Indian tribes are the oldest residents of Colorado. They are members of the Shoshonean family. (1)The Ute’s roamed over a large areas in the Southwest. The Ute mostly lived off hunting and fishing with little farming. However they could not go that far off their territory to hunt because of other tribes who inhabited the areas and who would fight to drive them out. Their traditional enemies were the Navajo …showed first 75 words of 556 total…

…showed last 75 words of 556 total…in the summer. This dance is the most spiritual dance for the Ute’s. During the dance the dancers must perform a dance of a vision that came to them during a dream. (5) The Ute’s also have pow-wows, which is another time when they come together and have festivities. Work Cited (1). Encyclopedia, Wonderful World of Knowledge, Volume XI. (2). Internet, SouthernUteIndianTribe.com (3) Internet, SouthernUteIndianTribe.com (4) Encyclopedia, Wonderful World of Knowledge, Volume XI (5) Internet, SouthernUteIndianTribe.com