A 3 day cultural festival designed to weave together Ute culture with agricultural and immigrant cultures in the N. F. Valley and mark the start of a new chapter in N.F. Valley/Ute collaborations.
Cottonwood Convergence is a 3-day cultural festival in the North Fork Valley, bringing together residents of the valley, members of the Ute nations whose ancestors were displaced from it, and immigrant communities of our region. We're creating intentional space to center indigenous, immigrant, and community voices and perspectives, weaving their stories and crafts more fully into the valley's cultural fabric. Together, we’ll celebrate our diversity, learn from one another, and begin to reimagine our collective future.
Since the sacred Ute Council Tree in Delta was cut down, The Learning Council has been engaged in repairing and deepening the ties between the Delta County and the Ute nations. Cottonwood Convergence is designed to celebrate the hard work and struggle that our many communities have put in to work and build together, and to mark the start of a new chapter in North Fork Valley/Ute Mountain Ute collaboration.
The Convergence will honor Ute, indigenous, migrant and community educators, artists, musicians, and crafters who will lead presentations, share their work, and participate alongside workshops from the various cultures represented. Events will include ecological justice, seed swaps, talks and roundtable discussions; art jams and public installations; music, dance, feasts, storytelling and somatic healing. Food will be local, organic, and cooked fresh by The Learning Council.
If you're drawn to regenerative culture, supporting Ute leadership, ecological healing, or strengthening the bonds between disparate local communities, come join us for the
first-ever Cottonwood Convergence.
Contact alicia@thelearningcouncil.org and emily@thelearningcouncil.org if you are interested in volunteering at or sponsoring this event or have any questions.
Together, we remember.
Together, we weave what's possible.
With gratitude,
Cottonwood Convergence Steering Committee & The Learning Council
Cottonwood Convergence honors Ute people as the original stewards of this land.
We are committed to following Ute leadership and building reparative relationships.
