June 2013 – The Southern Ute Drum

Jana Mashonee sings during a concert

Mashonee concert benefits museum

June 28, 2013 by Robert L. Ortiz | The Southern Ute Drum

SunUte Community Center Director Kristi Garnanez (right) and Motorpool employee Charging Bear Bison

Employees cut loose

June 28, 2013 by Robert L. Ortiz | The Southern Ute Drum

James Toney, headliner of tonight's "Rumble in the Rockies II"

Toney up for task at Sky Ute

June 28, 2013 by Joel Priest | Special to the Drum

Ignacio's Angel Paul cancels and clears

Paul’s All-League in soccer

June 28, 2013 / June 28, 2013 by Joel Priest | Special to the Drum

Ignacio's Miel Diaz (23) blocks a Dolores dump

Diaz half of ‘Grass Smash’ champs

June 28, 2013 / June 28, 2013 by Joel Priest | Special to the Drum

Former Bobcat center/forward Ryan Brooks

Hawks get hooked on Brooks

June 28, 2013 / June 28, 2013 by Joel Priest | Special to the Drum

Range Technician Doug Krueger checks in with the crew working on replacing boundary fence across Archuleta Mesa on Friday, June 21.

Working the fence line

June 27, 2013 / June 27, 2013 by Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum

Working as a team, youth raise a tipi on the first day of Culture Camp, hosted by the Southern Ute Culture Department. They would then use the tipi throughout the rest of the camp.

Culture Camp gets back to basics

June 27, 2013 / June 27, 2013 by Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum

Kirk Lashmett, senior water quality specialist for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s Water Quality Program, collects samples from the Animas River north of the Florida River confluence for laboratory testing.

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Water Quality crew takes river health seriously

June 27, 2013 / June 27, 2013 by Ace Stryker | The Southern Ute Drum

Chantelle Cloud is sworn in as chief judge of the Southern Ute Tribal Court on Monday, June 17. Southern Ute Indian Tribal Council Vice Chairman James M. Olguin administered the oath, witnessed by members of the council, the court and the Cloud family.

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Chantel Cloud becomes chief judge

June 27, 2013 / July 10, 2013 by Ace Stryker | The Southern Ute Drum

Bayfield High School graduate Brianna Goodtracks-Alires accepts a Pendleton blanket from Southern Ute Indian Tribal Council Lady Ramona Y. Eagle (left) and Chairman Jimmy R. Newton Jr. (right) during the Education & Johnson O’Malley Annual Banquet on Saturday, June 22 at the Sky Ute Casino Resort.

Education Top Stories

Education Department celebrates graduates of all levels

June 27, 2013 / July 3, 2013 by Ace Stryker | The Southern Ute Drum

Hundreds of students, families and friends filled the gym at the Southern Ute Montessori Head Start building on Wednesday, May 29 to celebrate the graduating students. To close the ceremony, the students and their teachers performed a round dance together while local drum group Yellow Jacket sang.

Head Start buds blossom

June 17, 2013 by Ace Stryker | The Southern Ute Drum

Members of the Southern Ute Indian Tribal Council toasted teachers and Education Department staff during a lunch at the Sky Ute Casino Resort on Wednesday, May 29. Councilman Alex S. Cloud said the future of the tribe is in good hands.

Council honors educators

June 17, 2013 by Ace Stryker | The Southern Ute Drum

Southern Ute Indian Tribe employee Stella Cox took an oath of office on Tuesday, June 11 to serve as mayor of the Town of Ignacio. Cox, a clerk with the Tribal Court, had served previously as mayor pro-tem. She won the job in a special election and replaces Ena Millich, who resigned in February, and will serve until April 1, 2014.

Cox becomes Ignacio mayor

June 17, 2013 by Christopher R. Rizzo | The Southern Ute Drum

Elliott Hendren was on hand for Chipeta Day to conduct a lesson about Southern Ute culture and present a film, "Ute Women," to attendees at the Ute Museum in Montrose, Colo. Hendren said knowing where you're going and being a strong person is important to Utes. Hendren's aunt is Lucinda Cloud.

Montrose event remembers Chipeta

June 17, 2013 / August 12, 2013 by Ace Stryker | The Southern Ute Drum

Pictured (left to right): Program Specialist Augusta Burch, Rocha, Council Lady Ramona Y. Eagle and board member Hilda Burch pose for a photo after presenting Rocha with a Pendleton blanket.

Boys & Girls Club

Club kicks off summer, bids farewell to leader

June 17, 2013 by Ace Stryker | The Southern Ute Drum

Simple marketing using the Internet and email

June 17, 2013 / August 12, 2013 by Ace Stryker | The Southern Ute Drum

Chairman Jimmy R. Newton Jr.

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In D.C., tribe testifies on impediments to tribal energy development

June 17, 2013 / June 17, 2013 by Ace Stryker | The Southern Ute Drum

Tribal member sees business opportunity at home

June 17, 2013 / August 12, 2013 by Ace Stryker | The Southern Ute Drum

Tribal members, staff partner on Lands Acquisition Team

June 17, 2013 / August 12, 2013 by Ace Stryker | The Southern Ute Drum

Fire restrictions to take effect June 18 on reservation

June 17, 2013 by Ace Stryker | The Southern Ute Drum

Saxophone player Joe Cabral tunes up. Cabral also sings and plays keyboards and the bajo sexto, a guitar-like Mexican string instrument with 12 strings. Also in the band are Doug Garrison (percussion) and Rod Hodges (guitar, accordion, vocals).

The Iguanas play KSUT

June 17, 2013 / June 17, 2013 by Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum

Members of the Boys & Girls Club of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s PeaceJam program meet with the Southern Ute Indian Tribal Council on Tuesday, June 11 to be congratulated on receiving a certificate of recognition from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the program’s work on “Keep It Sacred,” a film about the various uses of tobacco.

Boys & Girls Club Top Stories

Federal gov’t recognizes club for ‘Keep It Sacred’ film

June 17, 2013 / June 17, 2013 by Ace Stryker | The Southern Ute Drum

Each daily leg of the tour is between 40 and 100 miles, averaging between 60 and 70 over the course of the week.

Ride the Rockies rides through rez

June 17, 2013 / June 17, 2013 by Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum