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Ute Indian prayer trees of the Pikes Peak region
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July 12, 2016
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July 31, 2016

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Carol
This book is about the Ute Indians of Colorado and their practice of culturally modifying the trees of the area. There are several kinds of these Prayer Trees with varying significance. John Anderson presents a respectful documentation of the Ute Native Americans in the Pikes Peak Region and the magnificent Ponderosa pine trees which have been modified by the Utes, sometimes by many generations over the years.
There are Trailmarker trees which point towards a trail or towards water or towards a
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MaryAnn
Aug 01, 2016 marked it as to-read