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Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe

Elementary schools in Towaoc, Ignacio are trying to save the Ute language

The only problem: No one is fully fluent

DATE: Dec 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Former Ute Mountain Ute tribal official Lyndreth Wall convicted in sex case

Wall found guilty on 15 of 20 counts after allegedly using his status of tribal healer to abuse women

DATE: Nov 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hickenlooper honors Ute Chairman Manuel Heart on Senate floor

Heart’s time as chairman ‘will undoubtedly leave thousands of lives better off’

DATE: Nov 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Judge dismisses Colorado tribes’ online betting case. For tribe, another broken agreement

Federal judge decides off-reservation online bets still fall under Colorado laws

DATE: Oct 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Chairman Manuel Heart looks to a new generation after five terms for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe

Entering retirement following three decades on Tribal Council, Chairman Manuel Heart offers his reflections to The Journal

DATE: Oct 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ex-Ute Mountain Ute leader Lyndreth Wall faces trial this month in sex-abuse case

Wall, former tribal councilman and school board member, faces 20 felony charges

DATE: Oct 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

As fire burns, Ute Mountain Ute tribe looks out for cultural heritage sites

One site may have been affected, says public safety director

DATE: Aug 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Pre-evacuation warning lifted for residents near Ute 63 Fire in southwest La Plata County

Blaze is 530 acres and 34% contained

DATE: Jul 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘We’re still here’: Ute tribes reclaim narrative in new museum installation

Exhibit highlights language, tradition and resilience

DATE: Jul 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ute Mountain Ute tribe secures approval to reopen pottery shop in Cortez

The pottery shop closed during COVID-19

DATE: Jun 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Community

Colorado bill to give Utes free state park access advances

Legislation sponsored by Rep. Katie Stewart cleared first hurdle Monday

DATE: Feb 25, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest Colorado’s tribal nations warn of immigration enforcement activity

Southern Ute officials encourage members to call local authorities if they are detained

DATE: Feb 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

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