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See stunning photos of the Ute Bear Dance from the early 1900s to now

A look back through historic pictures of the dance being held in Whiterocks, Utah.

(Uintah County Library Regional History Center. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The photoghraph on the left shows residents of Whiterocks gathering for the Bear Dance, where they beat a drum that's meant to sound like thunder. On the right, residents perform the sounds of a bear singing and growling as they use the drum during a Bear Dance in 2022.

(Uintah County Library Regional History Center. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The photoghraph on the left shows residents of Whiterocks gathering for the Bear Dance, where they beat a drum that's meant to sound like thunder. On the right, residents perform the sounds of a bear singing and growling as they use the drum during a Bear Dance in 2022.

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