THE NOOCHEW - UTE PEOPLE WERE THE FIRST TO ACQUIRE THE HORSE FROM THE SPANIARDS IN THE 1600'S. UTES DEPICT THEMSELVES AS HORSES IN ROCK PICTURE WRITING.
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KEEAUGGUT NAHCOOV - BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT.
The Bear Emerged from MOTHER EARTH TO GIVE THE UTE PEOPLE THEIR BEAR DANCE, Then returned to rest under Mother Earth's blanket. IT's NOSE AND EARS REMAIN EXPOSED TO REMIND THE UTES, IT IS STILL THERE WATCHING OVER THEM.