Stories tagged with Tribal Council

Lands Coordinator Trainee, Wendell Vigil reads the lands division memorandum to the Southern Ute Tribal Council on Tuesday, Dec. 3 for the land drawing of two parcels of land on the reservation. The primary draw for the first parcel (105-acre more or less) of land was Rhonda Wilborn and the second parcel (58-acre more or less) of land was drawn as Jamie Rivera for primary.

Thu Dec 5th, 2019

Wilborn and Rivera win land draw

Fri Oct 11th, 2019

Tribe announces closure of Detention Center

Charles Alston stuffs his mouth full of crackers, trying to be the first one to finish during the youth games and challenges. Alston finished second for the cracker eating.

Fri Sep 27th, 2019

Southern Ute Tribal Fair: Events

Southern Ute employees, directors and council members break ground on the new Southern Ute settling pond on Wednesday, Sept. 11.

Fri Sep 13th, 2019

Settling pond breaks ground, expands water security

Members of the Boys and Girls Club of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe sit together at the Shoshone Park where the annual End of Summer BBQ was held on Friday, August 9.

Fri Aug 16th, 2019

BGC ends summer with BBQ

Dr. James Jefferson joins in with other gourd dancers before the last session of powwow contests begins on Saturday, May 25.

Fri Jun 7th, 2019

Bear Dance Powwow returns to SunUte

Member of the Southern Ute Council - Lorelei Cloud, Adam Red, and Melvin Baker - Ute Mountain Ute Council, Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Royalty welcomed all those in attendance and gave blessings for another spring.

Fri Jun 7th, 2019

Bear Dance kick off feast

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

Breanna Pinnecoose was named as the 2019 recipient of the Elbert J. Floyd scholarship award for her commitment to education and academic excellence; pictured her with her Father, Marvin Pinnecoose in Tribal Council chambers on Thursday, May 30. Pinnecoose is currently working on her Associates Degree at the Collage of Southern Nevada, in the field of Hospitality Management, she hopes to transfer to UNLV by 2020. She is interested in then furthering her education in Pasadena, Calif. at the Institute of Culinary Education.

Fri Jun 7th, 2019

Pinnecoose receives honors

Bruce LeClaire and Rudley Weaver, members of the Southern Ute Veterans Association bring in the flags at the Southern Ute General Meeting held at the Sky Ute Casino Event Center on Wednesday, May 15.

Thu May 23rd, 2019

Tribal membership gets biannual update

The advertised 59m/1 acre parcel was put out in a 45-Day Public Notice of Availability for an Agricultural Assignment; that posting period was concluded on Monday, April 15. All eligible tribal members who submitted a complete Tribal Land Assignment Application and Farm Plan were entered in a drawing that determined the selectee for the land. Southern Ute tribal member, Alex Pena’s card was drawn by Chairman Christine Sage on Tuesday, April 23 in the Tribal Council Chambers.

Thu May 9th, 2019

Pena wins draw

Bright shades of colors blanket all the participants as the Color Run ends with one final shower of color.

Fri Apr 26th, 2019

Coloring the community with love

SunUte staff members; Lifeguard Roman Vasquez, Aquatics Coordinator Tim Velasquez, Fitness Trainer Sean Etsitty, Fitness Director Abel Velasquez, Recreation Specialist Amanda Dodge, Recreation Coordinator Kelsey Frost, Recreation Manager Virgil Morgan, Lifeguard Jesse Sanchez, Front Desk attendant Margaret Manzanares, and Community Center Director Robin Duffy-Wirth pose for a photo with their certificates from Southern Ute Chairman Christine Sage.

Fri Feb 1st, 2019

A lifesaving team

Southern Ute Cultural Preservation Director, Edward Box III and Southern Ute Legal Services Director, David Smith discuss the proposed TERP policy on Thursday, Jan. 24 in the Bonny Kent conference room of the Sky Ute Casino Resort.

Fri Feb 1st, 2019

Codes, policies on the table for tribal comment

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) building that housed superintendents, tribal members and BIA workers was recently demolished. The demolition took place because the building was no longer needed, in addition to having asbestos contamination. Southern Ute Construction Services began the tear down on Tuesday, Nov. 13.

Tue Nov 20th, 2018

Out with the old

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