The Ute Indian Museum Presents Oreland C. Joe Sr

A Multi-Award Winning Ute/Navajo Artist speaking on Ute/Cheyenne Warrior “Yellow Nose”

In 1889, a Mennonite missionary acquired a ledger book filled with depictions of early Cheyenne life.  The drawings, made by Yellow Nose, presented dramatic scenes of the plains, including the Battle of Little Big Horn, of which Yellow Nose played an important role.

Yellow Nose was a warrior of Ute/Cheyenne heritage, and Oreland Joe if of Ute/Navajo heritage.  It’s that Ute connection that would lead Oreland on a great adventure of his own, deep into the heart of ledger art as he studied many of these historic works around country and then used those examples to create his own interpretations for his ledger-inspired oil paintings.