Stories tagged with Eddie Box Jr.

Emcee Eddie Box Jr. smiles as he introduces the floats rolling through the streets of Ignacio during the 94th Annual Southern Ute Tribal Fair Parade in 2014.

Fri Apr 9th, 2021

Tribal Member small business spotlight: Eddie Box Jr.

Sarafina Chackee and Kalynn Weaver stop to admire an old war bonnet in the National Museum of the American Indian while touring with the Close Up Foundation on Monday, Feb. 10.

Fri Jan 15th, 2021

2020: A Year in Review

Southern Ute elder, Eddie Box Jr., speaks with KSUT Tribal Radio Station Manager Sheila Nanaeto live in-studio, Monday, Oct. 19, which was simulcast on both KSUT Tribal radio and KSUT Four Corners Radio. Box said a prayer and gave a ‘virtual welcome.’ Box spoke briefly of the history of KSUT and thanked those involved in the process of getting KSUT into the new building - the Southern Ute Tribe, KSUT staff, KSUT Board and the listeners. The new building bears his name as the Eddie Box Jr. Media Center.

Fri Nov 6th, 2020

KSUT celebrates accomplishments as staff move to new building

Hanley Frost, Southern Ute Education Coordinator, greets everyone at the sunrise blessing of the newly named Tava Quad on Colorado College campus, Saturday, Oct. 12.

Fri Oct 25th, 2019

Colorado College honors Ute ancestral homelands

Concluding the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Eddie Box Jr. Media Center, KSUT staff and board members, Tribal Council and Jaynes Construction rock out with the golden shovels on Monday, July 29. Construction began with fences being erected on July 29 and a move-in date of February, 2020 has been set

Fri Aug 2nd, 2019

KSUT breaks ground at now media center

Miss Southern Ute, Jazmin Carmenoros waves to attendees of the Pagosa Springs Fourth of July Parade.

Fri Jul 19th, 2019

4th of July in Pagosa Springs

Fancy dancer, Shayne WhiteThunder makes her way into the “grand entry” with jingle dress dancers, Mia Lopez and Olyvia Watts.

Fri Jun 21st, 2019

Riders rendezvous at resort

Shining Mountain Health and Wellness Patient Coordinator, Lisa Smith explains the dinner menu to tribal elder Russel Box and Southern Ute Councilman Bruce Valdez at the Elder’s Dinner on Monday, June 10.

Fri Jun 21st, 2019

Dinner welcomes elders

30 years ago, Leonard C. Burch, Southern Ute Tribal Chairman, signs his retirement and health plan with Robert Kennedy looking on. The Southern Ute Tribal Council in their May meeting approved a retirement and health plan for the staff.

Fri Jun 7th, 2019

Many Moons Ago

Charnele Matthews, a young Navajo woman was this year’s recipient of the Box Family Scholarship. She is currently working on obtaining her nursing degree at the Pueblo Community College in Durango, Colo. Eddie Box Jr. and Betty Box presented the scholarship check to her at the Bear Dance Powwow on Saturday, May 25 in the SunUte Community Center.

Fri Jun 7th, 2019

Box family awards scholarship

The Box family and relatives squeeze into the elevator dressed in their regalia just before they take to the stage at the Earth’s Call concert on Saturday, May 18 in Aspen, Colo.

Thu Jun 6th, 2019

All-star concert brings awareness to Aspen

“Rumble” at Durango Library

KSUT Board of Directors, Ex-Officio, Eddie Box Jr., speaks of his musical background during the panel discussion after the documentary “Rumble: Indians Who Rocked the World” screening at the Durango Public Library, Thursday, Jan. 17. Also on the panel, left to right: Dr. Shelby Tisdale, Director of the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College, Robert L. Ortiz, KSUT Board of Directors Vice-President, Betty Box and Eddie Box Jr.

Fri Feb 1st, 2019

“Rumble” at the Durango Library

30 Years Ago: Sylvian Valdez and his family played “Jingle Bells”.
This photo first appeared in the Dec. 22, 1988, edition of The Southern Ute Drum.

Thu Dec 20th, 2018

Many Moons Ago

After performing poems and songs at Fort Lewis, Tanaya Winder signs one of her last books “Why Storms are Named After People and Bullets Remain Nameless” for a college student.

Thu Oct 11th, 2018

Indigenous people celebrated

Thu Sep 13th, 2018

Obituary: Scott Taylor

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