Bolo Tie Collection On Display at Ute Indian Museum

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - From History Colorado: Ute Indian Museum will open a new exhibit, Contributions of a Tribal Leader, on Monday, March 5, 2018, in the Changing Gallery.

Contributions of a Tribal Leader will feature the bolo ties of former Ute Mountain Ute Chairman, Manuel Heart. Over his decades of service to the Ute people, community members and leaders presented Heart with bolo ties in recognition of his work and accomplishments. Nearly forty of Heart’s hundreds of ties will be on exhibit from March through February 2019.

Members of the community are invited to an opening reception for Contributions of a Tribal Leader at 6 pm on Saturday, March 10. There will be free admission and light refreshments for the evening. Former Chairman Heart will present about his diverse and colorful journey over decades as a Ute Mountain Ute elected leader at 7 pm.

Manuel Heart is a longtime leader of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and former CEO of Weeminuche Construction Company. During his leadership, he served as a council member from 1995 to 2016 in various capacities such as Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary Custodian, and serving on the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs and National Congress of American Indians. In addition to his tribal roles Heart is a cattle rancher, husband to Marie Lansing Heart, and adoring father and grandfather.

Ute Indian Museum is located at 17253 Chipeta Road, Montrose, CO 81403. Admission is $3.50 for children, $6 for adults and $5 for seniors. Kids 5 and under are free. Contributions of a Tribal Leader is included with admission. The museum is open daily, Monday - Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, contact 970-249-3098.

Photos courtesy of History Colorado