Ute

• Locations: Columns, Opinion Published Oct. 26, 2022

  Thoughts on the Hayden, the Meeker Uprising, and the Crystal Trail

  CVEPA Views : Dale Will

  When Ferdinand Hayden’s team of surveyors entered the Crystal Valley in 1873, they noted the existence of a “hardened trail” running from the summit of what is now known as Schofield Pass down to the confluence of the Roaring Fork and Colorado Rivers. At this point, the surveyors were the… read more →

• Locations: News By Dyana Furmansky Published Jun. 22, 2022

  Ute history returns to Redstone

  Ute Indian Museum Director C.J. Brafford, a Lakota, will give a presentation on the Ute at the Redstone Historical Society's June 26 annual meeting. Courtesy Photo

  Before they were marched out of Western Colorado in the 1880s, the Utes had spent some 10,000 summers in the Crystal River Valley, home to the Redstone Historical Society (RHS) since 2001. RHS invited C. J. Brafford, director of the Ute Indian Museum in Montrose, to talk about the present,… read more →

• Locations: News By James Steindler Published Oct. 13, 2021

  RVR walks us through time

  Sue Gray expounds on her knowledge of the history of the Noocheu (Utes) who were stricken from the land locals call home today. Photo by James Steindler.

  Fifty people, give or take, showed up to the grand opening of the new River Valley Ranch (RVR) History Trail. In conjunction with the Carbondale Historical Society, RVR installed several informational panels along the paved path which circles the development.

  The premise is that folks… read more →