Posts by Jeremy Wade Shockley

Mikki Naranjo, Contracts and Grants Manager

Wed Dec 30th, 2020

Tribe welcomes Naranjo as Contracts and Grants Manager

Grounds Maintenance crews work together on Tuesday, Dec. 8, lighting the trees outside of the Leonard C. Burch Building in what has become an annual tradition on Tribal Campus. From Bear Dance prep each spring to Snow removal each winter, these crews work hard to keep Tribal Campus looking its best, and other tribal events running smoothly.

Fri Dec 18th, 2020

Christmas on Campus

The Southern Ute Indian Tribe, in collaboration with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) hosted the December program in Ignacio, Colo. Testing services were provided free of charge.

Fri Dec 18th, 2020

Tribe’s Covid-19 testing events continue into December

Fitness instructors, Katy Guffey (left), Erin Cummins-Roper, Heather Riley

lead a cycling workout class at a SunUte Community Center quarterly event in Ignacio, pre-pandemic.

Fri Dec 18th, 2020

SunUte introduces Get Fit from Home!

The Burch sisters: Leona, Lynette and Leora lead their mother Irene Burch and fellow Leonard C. Burch memorial walk participants during last year’s annual event held at the SunUte Community Center on Dec. 10, 2019.

Fri Dec 4th, 2020

In recognition of Leonard C. Burch

Snow and fog surround Fisher’s Peak, Colorado’s newest State Park and the second
largest in the State. The park officially opened to the public this fall.

Fri Nov 20th, 2020

NAGPRA seeks Tribal voice in development of Colorado’s newest State Park

Fri Nov 6th, 2020

In recognition of veterans…

Fri Nov 6th, 2020

Tribe receives FCC approval on 2.5GHz broadband

Southern Ute Drum Editor Jeremy Wade Shockley won accolades in the Best Feature Photo category for his photograph made at the Ft. Duchesne Bear Dance titled, “Honoring the flag.”

Fri Oct 23rd, 2020

NAJA announces National Native Media Award winners

Andres Richards is currently attending Ignacio Middle School and is in the seventh grade. His parents are Frank and Angela Richards. The award was presented to the family by Public Education Specialist, Ellen Baker at Eagle Park in Bayfield, Colo. following school on Wednesday, Oct. 14.

Fri Oct 23rd, 2020

Andres Richards: 2020 JOM recipient

Partnerships and collaborations have made each of these free COVID-19 testing events a success, from trained professionals administering the test, to the PPE and other supplies provided to the volunteers and workers.

Fri Oct 23rd, 2020

Tribe conducts third COVID-19 testing event

Rebecca McKibben, Culinary Manager with Manna Soup Kitchen partnered up with Lisa Smith, Dietician for Shining Mountain Health and Wellness partnered with Deanna Frost, the Southern Ute Tribe’s Food Distribution Program Director to host the final installment in a video series highlighting culinary ideas, nutrition and cooking techniques in the Food Distribution’s kitchen.

Fri Oct 23rd, 2020

Grand Finale!

The wolf has been a part of the natural and cultural heritage of this region for thousands of years, and absent for only about the last 80 years following extermination by the federal government.

Fri Oct 9th, 2020

Wolf reintroduction reaches state ballot

Corinna Mokotoff (far left) stands with her crewmembers from the Southwest Conservation Corps on the banks of the Animas River, Tuesday, Sept. 22, where the team of sawyers have been hard at work cutting and clearing invasive tree species on Southern Ute tribal lands.

Fri Sep 25th, 2020

Southwest Conservation Corps assists Tribe with invasive tree removal

The Southern Ute Indian Tribe is set to replace the aging bridge deck this fall, with repair crews onsite throughout much of October, possibly into November, depending on weather conditions. The bridge crosses the Pine River on La Boca Ranch Road and provides access to Indian Mesa, and sections of northern New Mexico to the south.

Fri Sep 25th, 2020

La Boca Bridge to be closed