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Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe

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

Four Corners Prayer Run advocates for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Runners and advocates soldiered through Cortez Friday and Saturday

DATE: Feb 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Four Corners Prayer Run stops in Cortez for rest and refueling

Participation grew as the 232-mile run progressed through area towns

DATE: Feb 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

DATE: Jan 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

DATE: Dec 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

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