Young Utes Get Red Carpet Greeting at Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs Meeting, All Native Rodeo Discussed

Carol Berry
March 31, 2013
As befits royalty, some special attention was given to young Utes who attended the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs (CCIA) events in their special regalia, prior to offering t...

Urban Indians May Benefit From Colorado Law's Changes

Carol Berry
March 12, 2013
A 37-year-old statute has dictated the relationship between Colorado’s government and the state’s Native residents, while never fully addressing the concerns of today’s growing urb...

Ute Mountain Ute Hunters and Anglers Gain Access to Brunot Area

Carol Berry
January 17, 2013
Once termed “useless to the Utes,” the Brunot area of Colorado, a 3.7-million-acre range teeming with wildlife was opened up to the Ute Mountain Ute hunters and anglers on January ...

Ute Nations Honored With Flag Raising at Colorado's State Capitol

Carol Berry
March 29, 2012
Two Ute tribal flags will share pride of place with flags of the United States and the state of Colorado as they are displayed side-by-side in the state’s capitol, an arrangement C...

Occupy Denver Hears Native Concerns

Carol Berry
February 23, 2012
With spring’s approach, Occupy Denver is renewing its plans to affront the corporate state and economic inequity after being driven by police in November from a downtown park where...

High Court Denies Ute Hearing on Levied Taxes

Carol Berry
February 23, 2012
The U.S...

Longstanding Ute Conflict Is Heard

Carol Berry
January 09, 2012
The fallout from the Termination Era affects Native lives today, a half-century after its inception, according to current litigation...

From Military Skills to Tribal Statesmanship

Carol Berry
May 13, 2011
Plunging from an aircraft, relying only on a parachute, and doing so at night may seem a little terrifying, but for one ex-soldier from Colorado it was a preferred experience...

A Long-Serving Tribal Leader Retires

Carol Berry
January 06, 2011
It was heady days back in the 1980s when Indian gaming began to look like a real possibility, a Ute Mountain Ute leader recalls...

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