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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

DATE: Jan 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

New movement helps Native students take back their education

Many students were sent to Native American boarding schools operating in the U.S. for more than a century

DATE: Dec 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Federal penalties have increased under a newly signed law intended to protect the cultural patrimony of Native American tribes, immediately making some crimes a felony and...

DATE: Dec 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

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

Funding will connect 1,800 Native American households to broadband

DATE: Dec 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

To challenge, to learn and/or heal

Three exhibits explore Native American art, themes and practices

DATE: Dec 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Biden making new commitments at Tribal Nations Summit

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden plans to make new commitments to Native American nations during the government's first in-person summit on tribal affairs in six years. The changes include u...

DATE: Nov 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bisons’ relocation to Native lands revives a spiritual bond

‘We all come from the same dirt that these animals are formed from – from our Creator’

DATE: Nov 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Indigenous women face murder rates at 10 times the national average

Local symposium aims to foster conversation around Native communities and their long-ignored femicide crisis

DATE: Nov 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Two elected to Southern Ute Tribal Council

Marjorie D. Barry and Marvin J. Pinnecoose have won seats on the Southern Ute Tribal Council after the Nov. 4 election. The vote count was certified Monday, according to SUIT Communications....

DATE: Nov 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News