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The Southern Ute Drum staff received a total of 10 awards during the Colorado Press Association’s 145th Annual Convention, winning nine awards for individual pieces in both editorial journalism and photography as well as the “Excellence in Photo & Design” sweepstakes award in the Class 8 division. The convention was held Thursday, Sept. 21 through Saturday, Sept. 23 in Denver, Colo. at the Buell Public Media Center and The Curtis Hotel. Pictured left to right, Reporter/Photographer, Divine Windy Boy, Graphic Specialist, Robert L. Ortiz and Editor/Media Manager, Jeremy Wade Shockley.

Wed Oct 4th, 2023

Drum wins 10 journalism awards from Colorado Press Association 

Youth kick up the dust as it rises into the evening during Project BC’s set as part of the Native REZ-olution Youth Concert XIII, Saturday, Sept. 9, at the Sky Ute Fairgrounds. Project BC are from Albuquerque, NM.

Tue Sep 26th, 2023

Native REZ-olution Youth Concert thanks!

The Acoma Sky City Dancers and Howeya Family Dance Group performed the Corn Dance and other traditional Pueblo dances, Friday, Sept. 23, in the recently constructed amphitheater at Chimney Rock National Monument in honor of the 10th anniversary of the national monument designation.

Fri Jul 14th, 2023

Drum earns top honors at National Native Media Awards

The Southern Ute Drum earned a total of twelve awards at this year’s SPJ Top of the Rockies recognition ceremony held Saturday, April 22 at The Slate Denver.  Editor/Media Manger, Jeremy Wade Shockley and Reporter/Photographer Divine Windy Boy attended this year’s reception on behalf of the newspaper.

Fri May 5th, 2023

Drum takes home 12 awards from Top of the Rockies

Dry fire fuels, buried amongst thick brush, willows, and aging cottonwood trees proved to be a perfect recipe for a fire that sparked along the Pine River corridor, northeast for Ignacio and adjacent to Southern Ute tribal campus last summer — Friday, June 3. Aviation resources were immediately called in at the start of the Bear Dance Fire, which included multiple helicopters, single engine air tankers or SEATs, and a large, fixed wing air tanker — which dropped slurry to suppress the fire on the northern most edge. No structures were lost during the multi-day suppression effort; the Bear Dance Fire consumed 89 acres along the Pine River prior to containment.

Fri Jan 13th, 2023

2022: The year in pictures

Warren Whyte makes a personal connection with “Bernard,” one of the horses at Horse Empower outside of Durango, Colo., Wednesday, Sept. 8. “If they do find success in connecting, that’s the beauty, that’s the thing that they get to carry on, outside of the arena,” emphasized Horse Empower founder and equine specialist, Kim Hardesty.

Tue Oct 11th, 2022

Drum wins 13 awards from Colorado Press Association

Third Place: Best News Photo
“Kindergarteners advance to first grade!”
McKayla Lee – The Southern Ute Drum: June 4, 2021.

Thu Aug 4th, 2022

Drum wins 9 National Native Media Awards in 2022

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

The skate park, located east of the SunUte Community and adjacent to the SunUte Park is rolling towards the Thanksgiving completion date. The Artisan Skateparks construction crew have been working on the skate park, building forms, assembling rebar and pouring concrete; and various sections of the skate park are nearly complete.

Fri Oct 9th, 2020

Skate park rolls to completion

Makayla Taylor concentrates on placing the correct pieces into a globe puzzle during class at the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy on Thursday, Jan. 30. Sensory learning is vital in the Montessori way of teaching.

Fri Jul 31st, 2020

SUIMA seeks parent input on reopening plans

Stepping together in perfect cadence, men and women dancers move to the rhythm of the bear, as the four-day spring celebration came to a close on Monday, May 20, 2019.  Shockley won third place in feature photography for his coverage of the Ute Tribe’s spring Bear Dance.

Sat May 23rd, 2020

Drum nets 6 awards from the Society of Professional Journalists

“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

Thu Nov 10th, 2016

The KSUT Board of Directors wants you!

The Stooges Brass Band from New Orleans closed out the Party in the Park, sponsored by KSUT and Music in the Mountains, Saturday July 16 at Buckley Park in Durango.

Thu Jul 21st, 2016

KSUT parties in the park

The Shockley family, mother Jan, Jeremy and wife Rachael, pose for a photo during the Artist’s Reception for Jeremy W. Shockley at the Open Shutter for his “The American West” photo exhibit, which will run until Aug. 17.

Thu Jul 21st, 2016

Former Drum photographer, Shockley exhibits work

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