Jeremy Wade Shockley, Southern Ute Drum

"Bear Dance is something that makes us uniquely Ute..."

Linda Baker, June, 2018
Linda Baker, June, 2018
Linda Baker, June, 2018

Linda Baker is a member of the Southern Ute Tribe and directs the Southern Ute Museum in Ignacio, Colorado. She and her family have been using the same campground near Ignacio for years, during Bear Dance. Linda Baker’s father was Southern Ute; her mother was Navajo. She told her story to Native Braids in May, 2018.