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Southern Ute Indian Tribe

Lorelei Cloud is first-ever tribal member on Colorado’s top water board

Lorelei Cloud is first-ever tribal member on Colorado’s top water board

Cloud, a Southern Ute tribal member, breaks down her ideas on water issues, basin tensions and possible collaborations

Food and water: A future that is one and the same

Food and water: A future that is one and the same

Efficient use is conservation, say farmers at Southwestern Water Conservation District’s annual seminar

Tribal leaders stress education, water issues in first-of-its-kind address to Colorado lawmakers

Tribal leaders stress education, water issues in first-of-its-kind address to Colorado lawmakers

Chairmen of Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute tribes highlight need for consultation and cooperation

January 13, 2023

Chairmen of Colorado’s two Native American tribes ask legislature to remedy sports betting inequity

Chairmen of Colorado’s two Native American tribes ask legislature to remedy sports betting inequity

Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute tribal chairmen say they were left out of the conversation in 2019

January 11, 2023

Law protects export of sacred Native American items from U.S.

Law protects export of sacred Native American items from U.S.

Leola One Feather, left, of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, observes as John Willis photographs Native American artifacts…

December 27, 2022

$44 million announced for Southern Ute Tribe high-speed internet

$44 million announced for Southern Ute Tribe high-speed internet

Funding will connect 1,800 Native American households to broadband

December 2, 2022

Colorado Secretary of State expands voting access for Native American tribes

Colorado Secretary of State expands voting access for Native American tribes

members can vote in-person on tribal lands

November 4, 2022

Southern Ute Tribe workshops strive to preserve cultural traditions

Southern Ute Tribe workshops strive to preserve cultural traditions

and drying class an opportunity to learn from elders a tradition that is quickly disappearing

October 18, 2022

Ute Indian Tribe criticizes Biden monument on ancestral land

Ute Indian Tribe criticizes Biden monument on ancestral land

Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute were on board with the plan

October 17, 2022

Tribal radio station seeks a collaborative approach to reporting the news

Tribal radio station seeks a collaborative approach to reporting the news

hopes to continue expanding its listener base and reporting staff

September 28, 2022

Motorcycle rally returns Labor Day weekend to Durango, Ignacio

Motorcycle rally returns Labor Day weekend to Durango, Ignacio

Three-day event will feature stunt riders, annual parade and noise

August 23, 2022

History Colorado to investigate abuses at Fort Lewis College Indian boarding school

History Colorado to investigate abuses at Fort Lewis College Indian boarding school

Program seeks to learn about ‘victimization of families of youth forced to attend’

August 18, 2022

$12 million wildlife crossing completed on U.S. Highway 160

$12 million wildlife crossing completed on U.S. Highway 160

Massive overpass expected to reduce animal-vehicle collisions by 85%

East Round Top Fire ignites 5 acres on Southern Ute Indian Reservation

East Round Top Fire ignites 5 acres on Southern Ute Indian Reservation

of blaze is under investigation

Firefighters say 10-acre Cox Canyon Fire likely started from smoldering lightning strike

Firefighters say 10-acre Cox Canyon Fire likely started from smoldering lightning strike

discovered Thursday south of Durango on tribal lands

Public land agencies remove fire restrictions ahead of July 4

Public land agencies remove fire restrictions ahead of July 4

prompt San Juan National Forest, BLM to rescind Stage 1 measures

Southern Ute, Ute Mountain tribes to receive funding for water, sanitation improvements

Southern Ute, Ute Mountain tribes to receive funding for water, sanitation improvements

will go toward 7 projects this year

Bear Dance Fire sparks east of Ignacio; power cut to about 2,500 customers

Bear Dance Fire sparks east of Ignacio; power cut to about 2,500 customers

torches about 20 acres of brush willow and cottonwood trees

Fines for Colorado schools with Native mascots begin in June. But who will enforce them?

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

La Plata County signs agreement to expand broadband

La Plata County signs agreement to expand broadband

COVID-19 money will support the development of fiber along Colorado Highway 151 to Ignacio

EPA approves the Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s water quality standards

EPA approves the Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s water quality standards

Approval is the culmination of a 20-year effort

Three bills aim to improve communication, access to grants for Southwest Colorado’s tribes

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

Native American tribes assert water rights on Colorado River Basin

Native American tribes assert water rights on Colorado River Basin

1922 compact that divided the water between states left out tribes, which own 25% rights

Interior would see big boost under Biden budget, including tribal programs

Interior would see big boost under Biden budget, including tribal programs

$5.9B would go toward climate resilience and adaptation program