Stories tagged with Virgil Morgan

The first annual New Year’s Bucket Bash took place at SunUte Community Center Saturday, Jan. 14. The New Year’s Bucket Bash had a great first-time turnout in terms of participants! The tournament was facilitated by Bird Red and Virgil Morgan, with support from SunUte staff.

Thu Jan 26th, 2023

New Year’s Bucket Bash!

Thu Dec 29th, 2022

Tribal youth hit the slopes in Telluride

Fri Nov 4th, 2022

Free athletic event entry for Native Americans

Southern Ute tribal departments hosted the “End of School Year Bash” for all students, their families and friends, at the Piinu Nuuchi Skatepark, Saturday, May 21. SunUte Front Desk attendant Margaret Manzanares seems pleased with her cotton candy creation, while SunUte Recreation Coordinator, Bird Red and Southern Ute Museum Director, Susan Cimburek handle snowcone duties.

Sun Jun 5th, 2022

Ending school year with a BASH!

Fri Jun 3rd, 2022

SunUte scholarships available for eligible youth

League Champions, “Big Bodiez,” top row: Kelsey Frost, Deja Herrera, RC Lucero, Bird Red, Heather Baker, Tasha Herrera, Tim Ryder, Patrick Littlebear, Melanie Tsosie, Bottom: Monika Lucero, DJ Pacheco, Jason Carmenoros, Allec Rodriquez, Tawnie Knight.

Fri Nov 5th, 2021

Big Bodiez takes championship

Cyrus Naranjo catches some air, as he comes out of the bowl at the SunUte Skatepark

Fri Jul 30th, 2021

Working ‘hands on’ with Bridge the Gap

Sophia Romero baiting her hook with Sommer and Jada Cloud on the dock counting minnows.

Fri Jul 16th, 2021

SunUte’s popular Bridge the Gap initiative is back

Southern Ute tribal members, Elijah Weaver and Cyrus Naranjo, were among those invited to have the first official skate at SunUte’s new skate park, Sunday, April 4.

Fri Apr 9th, 2021

Skate Park open to the public, tribal youth get first run

With crucial infrastructure already in place, Weeminuche Construction Authority, out of Towaoc, Colo., prep utility access for the new skate park, Wednesday, June 17.

Fri Jun 19th, 2020

Skatepark breaks ground at SunUte

The SunUte Recreation team took 18 Southern Ute tribal members and descendants to the Telluride Ski Resort to improve their skiing and snowboarding skills.

Fri Dec 20th, 2019

SunUte returns to Telluride for winter action

Kalynn Weaver, Cameron Doyebi, and Cyrus Naranjo pose for a pic on top of a statue of a hippo statue on Wednesday, July 30. The youth that attended the trip were able to explore the zoo in Denver.

Fri Aug 16th, 2019

Youth tour Mile High

“Empire Spikes Back” out of Dulce New Mexico, and captain of the team; Tamela Tafoya took first place in the tourney. The co-ed volleyball tournament brought six teams to SunUte on Saturday, June 8. Stay tuned for more volleyball action this summer – co-ed grass volleyball.

Fri Jun 21st, 2019

Congrats volleyball champs

The Guardian Art program blends physical activity with language immersion to teach youth in Native American communities.

Fri Mar 29th, 2019

Ute language immersion through Guardian Art

Southern Ute tribal member Nate Hendren “rides the bowl” on recent exploratory trip to the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community, Ariz., in an effort to gather skate park knowledge first hand.

Fri Feb 1st, 2019

Skate park initiative one step closer

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