Ute

Native American dancers from several area tribes await ttheir performances outside a powow on the Southern Ute reservation at Ignacio, Colo., Friday, June 15, 2007. The Southern Ute tribe has taken good financial advantage of natural gas reserves on it's land and the surrounding area. Money has been putr to use for community services as well as dividend distribution to tribe members. (Kevin Moloney for the New York Times)

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Native American dancers from several area tribes await ttheir performances outside a powow on the Southern Ute reservation at Ignacio, Colo., Friday, June 15, 2007. The Southern Ute tribe has taken good financial advantage of natural gas reserves on it's land and the surrounding area. Money has been putr to use for community services as well as dividend distribution to tribe members. (Kevin Moloney for the New York Times)