Of the 567 recognized Native American tribes today, only about 20 are expected to have fluent Ute speakers in 2050, and all who attended agreed that their native tongue was…
Lightning sparked the blaze on Southern Ute land
The BIA often has the final say in approving documents that would clear the way for solar, wind, oil, gas and other projects on reservations, although a process is in…
State seeks federal assistance covering Native Americans’ way
Family and friends of Jimmy R. Newton Jr. and other well-wishers attended the dedication of Jimmy R. Newton Jr. Memorial Road on Tuesday. Newton, the youngest chairman of the Southern…
Firefighters on Tuesday morning monitor an eastern edge of the 213 Fire, which is burning south of Durango along both sides of the Animas River.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald “It’s a lot…
Newton Newton died March 31, 2014, after serving as the youngest person to be elected chairman of the tribe. “The naming of the road, that is going to mean a…
Colo. measure would limit use of or even fine schools for logos
Protesters gathered from Thursday outside the offices of Southern Ute Community Action Program in Ignacio, decrying the organization’s alleged unfair treatment toward Southern Utes.Courtesy of Yasmina Mickas Judy Lansing, who…
A wind-whipped wave washes ashore at the boat ramp at Lake Nighthorse. The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe both voiced support for recreation at the…
House The ceremony will take place at the History Colorado Center in Denver. House, a Ute Mountain Ute, will be recognized for services to tribes and historic preservation. As executive…
Lake Nighthorse, as seen west from Carbon Mountain, was created in part to fulfill water-right obligations to the Navajo Nation the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and the Ute Mountain Ute…
Road Runner bus service between Durango and Grand Junction has been canceled for Monday and Tuesday.JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald file photo The cancellation will halt service to Cortez, Telluride, Montrose and…
Nationally, two-thirds of all people released from prison are arrested within three years of release, according to Colorado’s U.S. Attorney’s Office. To help tackle this problem on the Ute Mountain…
