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Lightning causes East Round Top Fire southwest of Durango
grew to 10½ acres as of Saturday night
Southern Ute Indian Tribe
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East Round Top Fire ignites 5 acres on Southern Ute Indian Reservation
of blaze is under investigation
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Firefighters say 10-acre Cox Canyon Fire likely started from week-old lightning strike
discovered Thursday south of Durango on tribal lands
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Ten-acre Cox Canyon Fire breaks out on Southern Ute tribal land
Multiple agencies respond to battle blaze
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Public land agencies remove fire restrictions ahead of July 4
prompt San Juan National Forest, BLM to rescind Stage 1 measures
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Five tribes sign agreement to preserve Bears Ears National Monument
Agreement means tribes and BLM will work together to determine land use and long-term goals
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Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation member’s claim of double jeopardy
Americans also can be tried in federal court, justices say
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Southern Ute, Ute Mountain tribes to receive funding for water, sanitation improvements
will go toward 7 projects this year
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Fun times at the Ute Mountain Roundup rodeo in Cortez
Ute Mountain Roundup rodeo on Thursday night at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
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Bear Dance Fire sparks east of Ignacio; power cut to about 2,500 customers
torches about 20 acres of brush willow and cottonwood trees
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Fines for Colorado schools with Native mascots begin in June. But who will enforce them?
a dozen schools have been warned by commission about appropriating imagery
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Colorado will have an office for cases of murdered, missing Indigenous people
Gov. Jared Polis said he will sign Senate Bill 150 into law after weeks of negotiations with lawmakers, tribal representatives
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Plan for Towaoc grocery store gets a boost
embarks on a capital campaign to raise $12 million to address food desert
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La Plata County signs agreement to expand broadband
COVID-19 money will support the development of fiber along Colorado Highway 151 to Ignacio
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EPA approves the Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s water quality standards
Approval is the culmination of a 20-year effort
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Law gives Southwest Colorado’s American Indian tribes a voice at state Capitol
will be invited each year to address Legislature
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Three bills aim to improve communication, access to grants for Southwest Colorado’s tribes
Sen. Kerry Donovan hopes to shift state’s relationship with sovereign nations
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Tribes assert water rights on Colorado River Basin
1922 compact that divided resources between states left out Native Americans
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La Plata, Montezuma counties receive over $11 million in federal earmarks
Funding will go toward housing, transportation, law enforcement and other projects
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Four Corners Prayer Run advocates for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Runners and advocates soldiered through Cortez Friday and Saturday
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Four Corners Prayer Run stops in Cortez for rest and refueling
Participation grew as the 232-mile run progressed through area towns
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Firefighters save a cat, two dogs; dilapidated house is demolished
started Tuesday evening southeast of Bayfield
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Documentary explores how CDOT and tribes partnered to preserve Indigenous culture and history
A centuries-old Puebloan village was discovered during the realignment of U.S. Highway 550
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A future of drought? Ute Mountain Ute Tribe looks at life with less water
Limited water supply consolidated to keep corn crop and flour mill operating; jobs lost, canal payment assistance requested
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EPA stops White Mesa mill from receiving toxic waste from uranium sites
Mountain Utes say company might be polluting well water
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Former executive of Southern Ute Indian Tribe sentenced to 13½ years in prison for sexual assault
Walton worked as executive officer until time of arrest
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Ute Mountain language gets revival with voiced dictionary
chairman: Dictionary will ‘fill in the gap from the boarding school era’
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Ute Mountain Ute Tribe dedicates new charter school
Kwiyagat Community Academy blends Ute culture and language with academics
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Head-on crash causes fatality south of Cortez, says state patrol
happened Sunday on U.S. 491
Regional News
Are these trees ‘culturally modified’ … or just bent? Depends on whom you ask.
tribes say their ancestors had no need to bend trees to provide direction