Posts by Jeremy Wade Shockley

Distant Learning Programs Coordinator, Nicole Cabral and Adult Education Program Manager Dr. Jonathan Hunstiger, run a software program called “GED Academy,” in the new Adult Education Space, Wednesday, Sept. 4.

Fri Sep 13th, 2019

Ed. Dept. creates dedicated space for adult education

Southern Ute Veterans Association Commander, Howard Richards Sr. (left) and Vietnam Veteran, Rod Grove stand for a portrait next to the newly engraved memorial, honoring the association’s founding members.

Fri Sep 13th, 2019

So. Ute veterans acknowledge association founders

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera paid a visit to the Southern Ute Indian Reservation on Tuesday, Aug. 20, which included a trip to Ms. Pepper’s Kindergarten Class; Polis makes his exit by way of a small door designed for the young students.

Fri Aug 30th, 2019

Polis, Primavera visit Tribe, ICL and Ignacio School District

Water Plant Lead Operator, Chris Musgrave checks in on the water system, Wednesday, Aug. 28 at the Southern Ute Water Treatment Facility.

Wed Aug 28th, 2019

Tribe’s utility rate increase reflection of operating costs, inflation

The 2018-2019 Southern Ute Royalty stand for a formal portrait during the Royalty Pageant at the Multi-Purpose Facility.

Fri Aug 16th, 2019

Ute Pageantry

Food Distribution Program Manager, Deanna Frost emphasizes a healthy diet with the program's goals of providing more fresh produce, including fresh farm eggs.

Fri Aug 16th, 2019

Frost emphasizes fresh produce for Ignacio program

Southern Ute tribal member Esther Richards, Accounting Assistant III for Red Willow Production Co., works to process documents in the company’s Ignacio office, Monday, Aug. 12. Richards began her career with Red Willow 14 years ago, working her way up from the front desk to her current Accounting Assistant III position.

Fri Aug 16th, 2019

Growth Fund seeks trainee for accounting department

Tribal youth gather around the Village Plaza at Purgatory Ski Resort during their annual Youth Employment Program (YEP) appreciation day field trip hosted by the Southern Ute Education Department. Each summer the program puts tribal students into positions with SUIT departments to gain work experience and earn paychecks while school is out of session. This year’s YEP appreciation day activities included: Purgatory’s roller-coaster rides, go kart racing, paddle boarding and mini golf.

Fri Aug 2nd, 2019

YEP at Purg

Contract workers for Chevron work to stake waddles for erosion control in the Valencia and 44 Canyon sites, Monday, July 1.

Thu Aug 1st, 2019

DOE to oversee well site and road reclamation on west side of reservation

Southern Ute Vietnam veteran, Rod Grove, replaces a soldier’s name plate, which now bears an engraved cross next to their surname. The crosses are symbolic, denoting those soldiers and servicemen that have passed on. Grove has been diligently updating the engraved name plates since the ornate memorial was first established in the Hall of Warriors, around the same time as the Leonard C. Burch building was first dedicated. The Ute veterans, both living and deceased, are arranged chronologically by the conflict in which thy served, dating back as far as WWI.

Fri Jul 19th, 2019

Recognition for Ute servicemen

William “Brook” Burrows, Environmental Health Officer with IHS, lends a hand with injections, during a free rabies vaccination clinic held at Ute Park on Wednesday, June 19. Shalina Luna and her daughter Narissa, comfort “Bella,” a small breed of dog called a Papillon.

Tue Jul 2nd, 2019

Dog days at Ute Park

Lalena Weasel

Tue Jul 2nd, 2019

Dedication and work ethic earn Weasel 15 year commendation

A pair of kits, or young foxes, tussle in the grass outside their den. This family of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) made their home in an underground den near Scott’s Pond this spring. The five juvenile foxes would play together and practice life skills in the cool of the morning, or late in the day. In their role as parents, the male and female foxes bring food, in the form of small mammals and birds, back to the den. They also watch over the young, teaching them to be vigilant and alert — until the kits are old enough to disperse and head out on their own.

Fri Jun 21st, 2019

Foxin’ around

Shane Seibel of One Enterprise LLC, checks in on the recently planted trees and riparian vegetation along spring creek, Tuesday, June 18, his company worked to implement the restoration project earlier this spring.

Fri Jun 21st, 2019

Spring Creek restoration project benefits from rainfall

Students of the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy have the honor of dancing the first dance, a tradition at the Southern Ute Bear Dance and an integral part of the cultural component emphasized through the Montessori program. The young students spend weeks, if not months in preparation, often sewing their own moccasins and decorating their Bear Dance regalia together in the classroom.

Fri Jun 7th, 2019

‘Pino Nuche’ honor the bear through dance