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Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe

Artifacts taken from Mesa Verde are coming home

Artifacts taken from Mesa Verde are coming home

welcome return of human remains, funeral objects removed in 1890s

October 5, 2019

Ute Mountain Ute tribe opening behavioral health center

Ute Mountain Ute tribe opening behavioral health center

Mógúán will include clinicians, staff members to help people navigate system, and a nurse

September 6, 2019

State looks to improve behavioral health; Utes get new center

State looks to improve behavioral health; Utes get new center

Mountain councilman serves on task force; tribe builds new center

August 25, 2019

Horse falls, injures girl and dies near Hesperus

Horse falls, injures girl and dies near Hesperus

of death is unknown; no injuries visible on animal

Towaoc man who attacked BIA officer sentenced

Towaoc man who attacked BIA officer sentenced

to serve 10 years in prison, three years of probation

Hozhoni Days celebrates young and old through dance

Hozhoni Days celebrates young and old through dance

Hundreds of people crowd into FLC’s Whalen Gymnasium for powwow

More sentences handed down in Ute Mountain fraud case

More sentences handed down in Ute Mountain fraud case

Three-year investigation expected to conclude soon

A race against time to document Native American shelters

A race against time to document Native American shelters

Project aims to record historic Ute structures in Southwest Colorado

Body of missing Towaoc man is found

Body of missing Towaoc man is found

for Arnold Dean House began on Christmas Eve

February 5, 2019

Search teams, family looking for missing Towaoc man

Search teams, family looking for missing Towaoc man

last seen on Christmas Eve

February 1, 2019

Update: At least four crashes reported on Cortez-area highways

Update: At least four crashes reported on Cortez-area highways

crashes occur on U.S. Highway 160 and one on U.S. 491

December 29, 2018

White Mesa Mill accepts Cherokee Nation radioactive waste

White Mesa Mill accepts Cherokee Nation radioactive waste

shipment upsets Ute Mountain Utes, environmentalists

December 22, 2018

Towaoc man gets 12 years in sexual assault of wife

Towaoc man gets 12 years in sexual assault of wife

Federal funding targets violence on tribal lands

October 22, 2018

Ute Mountain Utes elect two out of 16 candidates

Ute Mountain Utes elect two out of 16 candidates

choose new candidate, experienced leader

October 13, 2018

Ultralight plane crashes south of Cortez

Ultralight plane crashes south of Cortez

British tourist stopped to help victim

October 10, 2018

Ute Mountain Utes awarded $1.6 million public safety grant

Ute Mountain Utes awarded $1.6 million public safety grant

will help fund Towaoc police officers, justice system and social services

October 1, 2018

Sentences issued in Ute Mountain fraud case

Sentences issued in Ute Mountain fraud case

least 13 have pleaded guilty; one faces $1.14 million restitution

September 16, 2018

Ute Mountain Ute policymaker leaves state office

Ute Mountain Ute policymaker leaves state office

House takes job at Keystone Policy Center

September 3, 2018

Drones help create detailed maps of ruins in Ute Mountain Ute park

Drones help create detailed maps of ruins in Ute Mountain Ute park

Photogrammetry builds 3D models of cliff dwellings, rock art panels

Protesters march to uranium mill in White Mesa

Protesters march to uranium mill in White Mesa

avoids last year’s confrontation

Ute Mountain Ute fraud case grows to $1.1 million

Ute Mountain Ute fraud case grows to $1.1 million

more plead guilty; 11 people involved

EPA creates partnership to study long-term water quality

EPA creates partnership to study long-term water quality

states and tribes to keep tabs on San Juan River watershed

Man with four DUI arrests gets 24 years in prison after fatal crash

Man with four DUI arrests gets 24 years in prison after fatal crash

caused fatal head-on collision in 2016

Details of fight between officer, suspects in Towaoc are revealed

Details of fight between officer, suspects in Towaoc are revealed

suspects are arrested after BIA officer, suspect are wounded