Ute Archives - Native Lens

Culture Within the Ice

Diné/Navajo, Native Lens Media Fellowship, Nature/Environment, Non-fiction, Southern Ute, Sports, Ute, White Mountain Apache

A Ute elder takes on the role of mentor, guiding the younger generations towards self-love, acceptance, and embracing life through the thrilling and challenging sport of ice climbing.

Poetic Sovereignty

Diné, Fort Lewis College, Lakota, Native Lens Media Fellowship, Non-fiction, Poetry/Spoken Word, Ute

In teaching the next generation of Indigenous writers, Diné poet Esther Belin emphasizes how we get our creativity, language and songs from the land.

Setting the Table

Cheyenne, Diné/Navajo, Poetry/Spoken Word, Pyramid Lake Paiute, Shoshone, Southern Ute, Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Ute

"Written and performed by Lyla June and Tanaya Winder, “Setting The Table,"" speaks to the resiliency of Native Peoples in overcoming cultural erasure and the power we have to break the cycle. "

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Culture Within the Ice

Poetic Sovereignty

Setting the Table