Smoking River Powwow exceeds expectations

MEEKER — Historic sites were visited, long-ago events —still painful for both sides — were remembered, and past fears and attitudes, reinforced by years of misunderstanding and resentment, were discussed openly.
Yes, last weekend’s Smoking River Powwow was significant for many reasons.
But, most of all, it meant a new beginning.
The two-day powwow represented a good-faith effort to re-establish present-day relations between the Ute Indians — the tribe was banished from the White River…