Events

Tribal Offices closed for Presidents Day holiday.

National Take a Walk in the Park Day

SUIMA IS choosing to use Friday September 29, 2023 as a day of Honor and Remembrance to include students and staff of the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy and Southern Ute Indian Tribe. The National Day is officially Saturday September 30, 2023. Here In the United States, we have also had our share of our own Ute Children. who faced Boarding School Existence. Some of the first Utes to be in boarding school died from illnesses and unknown causes. There is a history of separating Ute and other Indigenous families and communities and forcing children to assimilate into white European culture around the turn of the 20th century. Some of the first Utes to be in boarding school died from illnesses and unknown causes. Below is a description of how Orange Shirt Day became a day that is recognized amongst Canadian and the United States. “Why an Orange Shirt? Former residential school student Phyllis (Jack) Webstad has shared her story of her first day at residential school when her new orange shirt, bought by her grandmother, was taken from her as a six-year old girl. This act left Phyllis feeling invisible and worthless and affected the way she lived for much […]