Mique Nuuchiu, 

My name is Shayne Morning Star White Thunder. My Ute name is Tөmөsi’iru “Winter Rose.”  My grandmother Mikki gave me that name because I was born in winter and the rose signifies our people.  

My Cheyenne name is Azem’heh “Rearing Woman.”  I am named after my Nishgit (grandma) Bobbie. I represented the Tribe as the 2023-2024 Little Miss Southern Ute.  

I am 10 years old, and I attend school at Florida Mesa Elementary in Durango, Colo. in the fourth grade.  

My mother is Heather White Thunder, and my father is Seth Roubideaux. My paternal grandmother is Mikki Naranjo, and my great-grandparents are the late Eugene Naranjo and the late Dixie Naranjo. My maternal grandparents are Bobbie White Thunder from El Reno, Okla., and the late Ross Denny.  

I come from the Moache-Capote bands, and I am also Cheyenne and Arapaho from my mother’s side.   

This is my final quarterly report as the 2023-2024 Little Miss Southern Ute for the months of June – September 2024: 

 

JUNE 

• June 13: Attended the Elder Appreciation Dinner. 

• June 14: Attended the Durango Rendezvous. 

 

JULY 

• July 4-7: Attended and participated in the Fort Duchesne 4th of July Powwow.  

• July 10-12: Attended the 2024 Tri-Ute Games opening ceremony and participated in the games playing basketball & volleyball.  

• July 11: I was interviewed by the filmmaking students to be used in their Tri-Ute games documentary.  

 

AUGUST 

• Aug. 1-4: Attended and danced at the Oklahoma Indian Nations Powwow in Concho, Okla.  

• Aug. 14: Attended the Southern Ute Royalty Pageant. 

• Aug. 16: Attended the Permanent Fund Employee Appreciation Day.  

• Aug. 23: Attended the Back to School Bash at SunUte.  

 

SEPTEMBER 

• Attended the 2024 Southern Ute Fair Powwow and danced in my last Grand Entry as Little Miss Southern Ute. 

 

I hope I was able to represent the Tribe and the youth of our Tribe well. Thank you to my family, friends, and supporters who helped me get ready for events, take me to events/powwows, taught me the language, and was a positive influence for me. I have enjoyed representing and want to wish you all many blessings.  

 

Tog’oiak’ 

Shayne Morning Star White Thunder 

Little Miss Southern 

2023-2024