Due to copyright, the mythological story of the creation of the Utes may be found on their official website.
[1] The Southern Ute Indian Tribe has shared recent versions of their creation story, emphasizing the continuous existence of the Utes within the boundaries of their ancestral home.
According to Alden Naranjo, a Southern Ute elder, it is maintained in the creation narrative of the Ute that they have always occupied this mountainous region, in contrast to the creation stories of migration told in many other tribes.
"Anthropological linguistics studies suggest animals are significant to Ute folklore.
Traditional Ute linguistics includes words for Wolf, Little Bird, Mountain Lion, Fox, Mountain Sheep, Turtle, Bear, Coyote, and Weasle.