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Ute Mountain Casino Powwow celebrates diversity of tribes

Free event Aug. 19-20 in Towaoc returns after two-year hiatus

DATE: Aug 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

DATE: Jun 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation member’s claim of double jeopardy

Native Americans also can be tried in federal court, justices say

DATE: Jun 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

Money will go toward 7 projects this year

DATE: Jun 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

About a dozen schools have been warned by commission about appropriating imagery

DATE: May 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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

DATE: May 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Plan for Towaoc grocery store gets a boost

Tribe embarks on a capital campaign to raise $12 million to address food desert

DATE: May 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

Approval is the culmination of a 20-year effort

DATE: Apr 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Law gives Southwest Colorado’s American Indian tribes a voice at state Capitol

Utes will be invited each year to address Legislature

DATE: Apr 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

State Sen. Kerry Donovan hopes to shift state’s relationship with sovereign nations

DATE: Apr 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tribes assert water rights on Colorado River Basin

1922 compact that divided resources between states left out Native Americans

DATE: Apr 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata, Montezuma counties receive over $11 million in federal earmarks

Funding will go toward housing, transportation, law enforcement and other projects

DATE: Mar 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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