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Animas High School student Noah Blue Elk Hotchkiss was honored by the Center for Native American Youth for his work in promoting wheelchair basketball on reservations. Noah, 17, was named a 2016...
DATE: March 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute tribes will receive $2.6 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The grants will benefit low-income families living on...
DATE: Feb. 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Southern Ute language mirrors native dialects throughout the United States and Canada in that those who understand and speak it are dwindling. A small group of tribal members gathered in...
DATE: Nov. 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
After navigating muddy legal waters, Southern Ute Alternative Energy and La Plata Electric Association came to an accord on the terms for building a solar plant that will power about 10 tribal...
DATE: Nov. 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
DENVER – Sportswear manufacturing giant Adidas pledged Thursday to provide financial and design assistance to schools that want to change Native American mascots, an effort that hits home in...
DATE: Nov. 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe may have as many as 180 additional days to reach an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency on reimbursement for costs associated with...
DATE: Nov. 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
DENVER – Gov. John Hickenlooper on Tuesday signed an executive order creating a commission to study migrating away from Native American mascots. The order comes after legislation failed this year...
DATE: Oct. 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Five candidates are vying for two Southern Ute Indian Tribal Council seats, as elders proceed with efforts to recall sitting council members and the chairman. Marjorie Borst, Lorelei Cloud, Renee...
DATE: Oct. 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
IGNACIO – Professionals from across the country gathered in Ignacio this week to learn about developing local tourism industries in Native American communities. The No. 1 topic in Indian County...
DATE: Sept. 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business
IGNACIO – The price tag for the Gold King Mine disaster has reached about $200,000 for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, and additional expenditures are likely. Southern Ute Chairman Clement Frost...
DATE: Sept. 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
IGNACIO – Southern Ute tribal elders said Thursday they expect to have sufficient signatures to recall Chairman Clement Frost and five council members. During a meeting, elders agreed the Tribal...
DATE: Sept. 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
