The Southern Ute Powwow Committee invites All to attend the Southern Ute Bear Dance Powwow happening May 23-24, 2025, at the Sky Ute Resort Casino Event Center. If you have any questions, please contact Rochelle Aguilar Chairperson at 970-759-1722, Karen Washington Vice-Chairman, 970-759-5880, Carolyne Grey Eagle Treasurer 970-799-6268 and Kirsten Langmade Recording Secretary Kirsten.autra@outlook.com.
The Southern Ute Health Center would like to announce that we will be re-opening the Main Clinic entrance on March 31, 2025. The south parking lot will also revert back to patient parking at that time. We would like to send out our appreciation to everyone for their continued patience and understanding while we were using the Modular Lab entrance. We realized that the change was confusing and are grateful that our patients remained open to that change. Thank you to everyone that gave us feedback and filled out our surveys. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call us at 970-563-4581.
The Southern Ute Cultural Preservation Department invites all Southern Ute Tribal Members to submit their entries for the 103rd Annual Southern Ute Tribal Fair logo contest by April 11, 2025. Logos will be voted on at the Southern Ute General Meeting on Thursday, April 17, 2025. If you have questions, please contact Coven White, Cultural Media Technician, at 970-563-2985.
The Southern Ute Cultural Preservation Department is seeking Tribal Member and community engagement to assist in the development of future Ute language programming and resources. Your participation is completely voluntary and greatly appreciated. The Department wants to ensure we are developing programming and resources that meet the needs and desires of our community. Upon completion of the survey, you will be entered into a drawing for several prizes.
For more information on Ute language programming, reach out to Dr. Stacey Oberly at soberly@southernute-nsn.gov or 970-563-2986.
3. Recording: If you are not able to attend, the live stream recording will be available on the Tribal Member Portal.
We are excited to announce our sponsorship of “Indigenous Rights in 2025: A Symposium on Current Legal Issues in Indigenous Communities”, hosted by the Texas Journal on Civil Liberties & Civil Rights! Join us on Friday, March 28th, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM MT online via Zoom ⚖️ Attendees opting for in-person participation will be responsible for their personal travel and lodging arrangements.
This is a fantastic opportunity to learn from leading Indigenous scholars, activists, and organizers from across the country. Topics will include Federal Indian Law, Tribal sovereignty, and environmental justice. Registration is FREE! 👉 bit.ly/TJCLCR25
There will be a free screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary “SUGARCANE,” with a special introduction by the Director, following the symposium.
Please be advised that the Southern Ute Department of Transportation (SUDOT) will be conducting mowing operations in designated areas next week. The schedule is as follows:
We ask that the Tribal Staff & the Tribal Membership that may be on or near the work site, exercise caution when traveling in these areas and be mindful of equipment and crew members actively working. Traffic control measures will be in place to ensure safety.
For questions, please contact Roman Seibel, Transportation Project Coordinator, at (970) 563-2283.
With irrigation season starting soon, the Southern Ute Water Resources Division (WRD) wanted to update PRIIP water users on a slight change this year. Beginning this irrigation season (2025), the timing of sending PRIIP bills in the mail for Tribal Assignments has changed. This notice is to provide information regarding the billing process for Tribal Assignments.
The BIA is expecting to have PRIIP irrigation water available for many users by April 15th. Irrigation water on the east side of the PRIIP will receive water about a week later due to the Pine River Canal’s schedule. The BIA also has new office phone numbers. The BIA Main Office phone number is 970-200-8613, and the BIA Branch of Irrigation’s phone number is 970-236-4161.
Please feel free to contact the Southern Ute Water Resources Division at 970-563-9482 if you have any questions.
