Southern Ute Tribe

A Southern Ute organization hosted a youth fashion event alongside an annual art market and juried show. Tribal youth and families showed off handmade and back-to-school outfits.

A letter dated June 6 says the Colville Tribe is withdrawing because CPW failed to conduct “necessary and meaningful consultation with potentially impacted tribes.”

In 2019, Colorado legalized sports betting and levied a 10% tax on all sports betting wages. That revenue is going towards water conservation projects around the state. Even though tribes are exempt from paying state taxes, they allege the state has blocked them from setting up online betting operations.

Box is a Southern Ute elder whose art reflects his experiences in boarding school, the military, and his service to the tribe

The fair was recently held in Ignacio. Native tribes from all over the country were welcomed to the 3-day festival. More than 35 cultural, arts, and sports events took place, as well as a 2-hour parade, a powwow, a heavy metal concert featuring Indigenous bands, and an art market.

Gov. Jared Polis’ executive order reverses two proclamations that led to the massacre of 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho people in 1864. Representatives and leaders from the Southern Ute, Ute Mountain Ute, Northern Arapaho, Turtle Mountain Ojibwe, and Lakota, tribes attended the ceremony outside the Colorado State Capitol in Denver.

La Plata County and the San Juan National Forest fire management staff are implementing Stage 1 Fire Restrictions on all national forest lands effective…

Restrictions for the San Juan go into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, June 16 and at 6:00 a.m. the same day for the tribe.According to a news release…

Last Friday, Colorado issued a statewide face covering mandate to help slow the spread of COVID-19. The Governor's office released data over the weekend…

COVID-19 is having a big impact on local businesses. Some struggle, others thrive. And employees are caught in the middle. The long-term effect on the…