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The Southern Ute Tribal Council saw substantial turnover as new candidates outcompeted incumbents during the tribe’s 2020 elections. The Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s election in November drew 17...
DATE: Dec. 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Five weeks after a 53-year-old Durango man was fatally shot by a Southern Ute Indian tribal ranger, family members of George Sands said they still have not received any information about his death....
DATE: Dec. 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
In two unrelated cases, two people pleaded guilty to methamphetamine trafficking on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release Dec. 4. Trisha...
DATE: Dec. 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
The La Plata County Commissioners declared Dec. 10 as Leonard C. Burch Day, starting Thursday, to celebrate the groundbreaking Southern Ute leader. Ignacio and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe have...
DATE: Dec. 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
The family of George Sands say they have been kept in the dark since the 53-year-old Durango man was fatally shot by a Southern Ute Indian tribal ranger more than two weeks ago. In fact, family...
DATE: Dec. 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
More than a week after a La Plata County man was shot and killed south of Durango, law enforcement is mum about any of the details of the incident. The shooting was reported about 12:30 p.m. Nov....
DATE: Dec. 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
A La Plata County man who was shot and killed Tuesday south of Durango was identified Wednesday as George Sands. Sands was homeless and worked for a family in exchange for meals and a place to...
DATE: Nov. 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Pine River Shares in Bayfield gave away more free Thanksgiving dinner boxes this week than it has in recent memory. Pine River Shares, a grassroots nonprofit that focuses some of its efforts on...
DATE: Nov. 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
A project to restore the most important traditional food for the Yavapai Apache Nation sprang to life this month.
DATE: Nov. 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
The Southern Ute Indian Tribe will hold a run-off election to decide final candidates for three Tribal Council positions: chairman and two council seats. The date for the run-off election has not...
DATE: Nov. 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Smithsonian Museum opened a new memorial Wednesday to honor Native American veterans and their service to the United States – designed with the help of local Southern Ute veterans. The National...
DATE: Nov. 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Filming finished Sunday on Ignacio’s newest, soon-to-be-famous earthen home. In September, Shalina Luna and her daughter, Joli Galvan, residents just south of Ignacio, embarked on a warp-speed...
DATE: Nov. 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
