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Southern Ute Cultural Preservation NAGPRA Coordinator Cassandra Atencio and her apprentice Garrett Briggs honor Sheila Goff at the opening of the “Written on the Land: Ute Voices, Ute History” exhibit opening with a decorative shawl. Goff was honored for all her devoted work through collaborating with tribes as History Colorado’s Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Liaison and Curator of Archaeology for the past 11 years.

Fri Feb 1st, 2019

Goff retires as History Colorado’s NAGPRA Liaison and Curator

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

Vice Chairman, Cheryl Frost signs a new memorandum of understanding for a new State-Tribal Consultation while attending the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs second quarterly meeting on Friday, Dec. 7.

Thu Dec 20th, 2018

Education and transition fill commission agenda

This headdress is made of glass seed beads, cotton thread, trade cloth, buckskin, thirty-two eagle feathers, brass buttons, chicken feathers, horsehair, and animal fur. It belonged to Antonio Buck, Sr. (1879–1961), the last hereditary chief of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. He received it from his father, Buckskin Charley (1840–1936), who led many delegations to Washington, DC, to work on behalf of the tribe. It was made around 1890–1900. Frances Buck donated it to History Colorado. 84.32.1

Tue Nov 20th, 2018

Written on the Land opens on Dec. 8, at History Colorado Center

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