Stories tagged with Tribal Leaders

Chairman Melvin J. Baker testified, Thursday, Nov. 18, to the Select Committee on Climate Change, “Tribal Voices, Tribal Wisdom: Strategies for Climate Crisis” and spoke of the Tribe’s legacy of self-determination as it related to energy development history, business acumen, environmental stewardship, and its groundbreaking Coyote Clean Power Project with 8Rivers Capital, LLC.

Fri Dec 3rd, 2021

Chairman Select Committee on Climate Change Testimony

Fri Oct 8th, 2021

BEE HEARD: New report “Culture Forward” supports importance of culture in prevention

The totem pole was welcomed by Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Fri Aug 13th, 2021

Haaland welcomes totem pole honoring sacred Native American sites

The Bears Ears National Monument originally protected 1.35 million acres of public land encompassing the Bears Ears, a region steeped in rich cultural history, with sites sacred to Native American tribes. According to the Washington Post, “it is the first national monument created at the request and with input from Native American governments.” The Trump Administration reduced the Bears Ears by 85 percent in 2017. The current monument area is now two disconnected parts, Shash Jaa and Indian Creek. A coalition of Native American tribes comprised of Navajo, Hopi, Zuni and Ute are fighting to protect these culturally significant sites and continue to support monument status.

Fri Jul 30th, 2021

Tribal leaders and activists seek protection of sacred Bears Ears landscape

The Bay Mills Indian Community opposes Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline because it violates the Treaty of 1836 and is a threat to their sacred waters. The pipeline, initially given an easement in 1953, has been the center of controversy in the Upper Peninsula for several years. As part of the Treaty of 1836, BMIC reserved for all time the right to fish, hunt, and gather in the ceded land and waters of the state of Michigan – including the ceded waters of Lake Superior, Huron, and Michigan, which includes the Straits of Mackinac. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer revoked the easement allowing the company to operate on May 12, yet Enbridge continues to operate illegally.

Fri Jul 30th, 2021

Tribal leaders and Native activists warn that pipeline threatens sacred waters, violates treaty

UMU Tribal Chairman Manuel Heart and Southern Ute Chairman Melvin Baker stand with Senator Hickenlooper during his visit to Southwest Colorado.

Fri May 21st, 2021

Hickenlooper meets with SU and UMU Tribes

Fri Apr 23rd, 2021

Human trafficking bulletin and resource page

Fri Jun 5th, 2020

Census Bureau: 2020 operations on tribal lands and reservations

Noah Shadlow and some other Fort Lewis College students explained to Southern Ute youth the benefits of using the Native American center and joining the Native American run clubs on campus.

Fri Nov 22nd, 2019

Fort Lewis goes all out for N7

Southern Ute Vice Chairman, Cheryl Frost reiterates how important it is for her and fellow council members to be involved in decisions that impact the state of the tribe at the quarterly Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs meeting.

Fri Mar 29th, 2019

Commission welcomes Lt. Governor Primavera, tribes voice concerns

Southern Ute Brave, Levi Lopez is one of the first to interact and view the newly opened “Written on the Land” Ute exhibit on Friday, Dec. 7.

Thu Dec 20th, 2018

Ute voices, tribal histories shared in Denver

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