Vice Chairman Cloud, Chairman Manuel Heart, and other leaders from the area joined Rocky Mountain PBS to create an episode called "The Ute Water Legacy."
Here is a link to watch the preview: https://t.co/ezGRCn4LQT
- Summer Begay, Communication Specialist
Vice Chairman Lorelei Cloud participated in the "Paradigm Shift: Inclusive Approaches to Moving Forward" panel at the Colorado River Symposium in Santa Fe, New Mexico last Friday 🌊
PC: Lisa Yellow Eagle
- Summer Begay, Communication Specialist
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has issued an Endangered Missing Alert for 14-year-old, Indigenous, female, Peaches Peabody.
If seen, please call 9-1-1 or the Cortez Police Department at 970-565-8441.
- Summer Begay, Communication Specialist
The Southern Ute Drum is available online as an e-Edition: FREE DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, Click below for Issue No. 17 — Aug. 23, 2024.
https://t.co/Jz2bno4HmM
Thank you,
Jeremy Wade Shockley
Editor | Media Manager
The Southern Ute Drum Newspaper
Opinion: Time is now for a new Colorado River Basin process to bring together and engage sovereigns and stakeholders https://t.co/dphx21zndq via @coloradosun
The Sunshine Cloud Smith Youth Advisory Council (SCSYAC) is thrilled to welcome three new members during a special swearing-in ceremony this morning hosted by the Education Department. It is a wonderful day for the SCSYAC to gain these talented young leaders!
- Summer Begay
Chairman Melvin J. Baker, Tribal Council, Growth Fund leadership, Growth Fund Management Committee, and staff traveled to Wichita Falls, Texas to celebrate the grand opening of the 500,000 square foot Panda Hemp Gin facility.
-Summer Begay, Comm. Specialist
Through this temporary exhibit, we invite you to explore the rich history of the Nuuchiu. A pivotal moment in this story is 1924, with the passage of the Indian Citizenship Act.
📍Hall of Warriors at the Leonard C. Burch building
- Summer Begay, Comm. Specialist
✅$2.3M secured to support water infrastructure on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation.
I’ll keep working to ensure the federal government lives up to its responsibility to work with the Southern Ute Tribe to maintain this project. https://t.co/R2EuoOH3Cn
Today I was honored to speak on behalf of the Southern Ute Tribe and our contributions the Tribe provided for this project. This realignment of the highway will provide safe passage connecting HWYs 160 and 550.
"The deal will help the tribe raise money for infrastructure and services for its members while the water could ease the drought in the Southwest." https://t.co/NwGSWBDqAv
On Saturday, Vice Chairman Lorelei Cloud and Council Member Vanessa Torres joined the 3rd Annual MMIR (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives) Prayer Walk/Run.
To read more about MMIR,
https://t.co/gTGBYYELYr
PC: Robert Ortiz, SU Drum
- Summer Begay, Comm. Specialist
Commissioner Touton today announced an investment of $147 million in drought resiliency and water supply reliability projects while visiting the Southern Ute Tribe. Forty-two projects in 11 states will receive the funding. For more information visit https://t.co/YOwEKM85y4
The U.S. has long failed to adequately fund and maintain the Pine River Indian Irrigation Project.
I traveled to Ignacio with @usbr Commissioner Touton to welcome $2.3M from BOR’s WaterSMART program to ensure the Southern Ute Indian Tribe can access the water it needs.