/tags/southern-ute-tribe Southern Ute Tribe en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 23:58:50 GMT /news/2025-01-16/tribal-leaders-call-on-colorado-to-respect-tribes-sovereignty-and-include-them-in-policymaking Lawmakers heard from the chairmen of the Ute Mountain Ute and the Southern Ute during Colorado's annual State of the Tribes address. Thu, 16 Jan 2025 23:58:50 GMT /news/2025-01-16/tribal-leaders-call-on-colorado-to-respect-tribes-sovereignty-and-include-them-in-policymaking Kiara DeMare, CPR °µşÚ±¬ÁĎ /news/2024-12-24/colorado-parks-and-wildlife-announces-plans-to-work-with-the-southern-ute-indian-tribe-on-wolf-restoration A new MOU between the State of Colorado and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe creates additional guidelines and communication between Tribal leaders and CPW. Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:15:15 GMT /news/2024-12-24/colorado-parks-and-wildlife-announces-plans-to-work-with-the-southern-ute-indian-tribe-on-wolf-restoration Alex Murphy /news/2024-10-29/tribes-wont-be-paid-for-unused-water-through-a-federal-fund-but-colorado-lawmakers-want-that-to-change Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute officials are willing to forgo future water use to help conservation efforts in the overstretched Colorado River Basin if they’re paid for the effort. Listen to our host Michael Lyle Jr. discuss this story with The Colorado Sun reporter/editor Shane Mullane and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 18:04:30 GMT /news/2024-10-29/tribes-wont-be-paid-for-unused-water-through-a-federal-fund-but-colorado-lawmakers-want-that-to-change Shannon Mullane, The Colorado Sun /news/2024-09-23/youth-heavy-metal-concert-in-ignacio-brings-in-an-all-indigenous-lineup-of-bands The Southern Ute Fair marked its 102nd anniversary in Ignacio recently, with a blend of old and new traditions, including a heavy metal concert featuring an all-Indigenous lineup. Metal holds a special place in tribal communities. Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-09-23/youth-heavy-metal-concert-in-ignacio-brings-in-an-all-indigenous-lineup-of-bands Clark Adomaitis /regional-news/2023-09-27/millions-of-dollars-go-to-plug-oil-and-gas-wells-on-tribal-lands-and-other-areas The Interior Department is spending around $40 million in tribal communities to plug old oil and gas wells that have caused serious pollution. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 19:30:19 GMT /regional-news/2023-09-27/millions-of-dollars-go-to-plug-oil-and-gas-wells-on-tribal-lands-and-other-areas Emma VandenEinde /news/2023-09-10/southern-ute-tribes-bison-herd-at-maximum-capacity-due-to-environmental-restrictions By harvesting about 15 buffalo a year, the Ute Tribal Council's buffalo program is able to provide up to five pounds of free bison meat to each Southern Ute Tribal member household each month. The program reintroduces an important part of the Ute diet and way of life. Sun, 10 Sep 2023 12:00:00 GMT /news/2023-09-10/southern-ute-tribes-bison-herd-at-maximum-capacity-due-to-environmental-restrictions Amanda Horvath, Rocky Mountain PBS /2023-01-11/ute-tribal-leaders-call-for-more-tribal-inclusion-in-address-to-state-legislature The Ute Mountain Ute tribe’s chairman, Manuel Heart, and the Southern Ute tribe’s chairman, Melvin J Baker, praised lawmakers for working with the tribes, but said they have also been left out of important legislation in the past. Wed, 11 Jan 2023 21:34:07 GMT /2023-01-11/ute-tribal-leaders-call-for-more-tribal-inclusion-in-address-to-state-legislature Lucas Brady Woods /2019-10-16/near-durango-a-highway-will-bulldoze-indigenous-history Rapid population growth in the Mountain West means new infrastructure. Under federal law , potential sites for things like road expansions must be... Thu, 17 Oct 2019 03:48:22 GMT /2019-10-16/near-durango-a-highway-will-bulldoze-indigenous-history Ali Budner /science/2018-08-31/archaeologists-rush-to-document-mysterious-trees-before-they-disappear Walking through forests across the Mountain West, you might not realize you’re walking past historical artifacts big enough to crush you. These artifacts… Sat, 01 Sep 2018 01:05:10 GMT /science/2018-08-31/archaeologists-rush-to-document-mysterious-trees-before-they-disappear Rae Ellen Bichell /environment/2017-03-01/new-documentary-explores-tribal-struggles-over-land-and-energy-development Native American tribes continue to fight the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline -- even as the company that owns it says they expect oil to begin… Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:00:00 GMT /environment/2017-03-01/new-documentary-explores-tribal-struggles-over-land-and-energy-development Erin O'Toole