Category: Community

The Environmental Programs Department (EPD) will be temporarily closing the Pine River Hiking Trail from the Ute Road and Scott’s Pond trailheads from March 31 – April 30, 2025.

This project will restore and lengthen the existing trail, partially damaged by the June 3, 2022, Bear Dance Fire, by creating a loop along Ute Road where environmental remediation was recently completed.  The Cultural Preservation Department collaborated with EPD, and the project will include adding interpretive, educational signs about Ute culture, language, and wildlife.

We appreciate your understanding and patience during this time. Please plan accordingly and respect all posted closures.

For more information, contact the Environmental Programs Department at (970) 563-2272 or mdorsk@southernute-nsn.gov.

The Annual Spring Clean Up will take place April 21-25, 2025.  Please see the attached flyer for information related to the Clean-Up and communication regarding designated pick-ups ­­­from tribal departments and/or tribal entities.  Please contact Mr. Tyson Thompson, Property and Facilities Director, at (970) 563-2945 for any questions or clarification needed related to the event.

Southern Ute Economic Development is seeking all vendors for the Piinu Nuuchi Farmers Market 2025 season.  This will be led by Southern Ute Economic Development Department, will serve as a small business accelerator for the Tribe and surrounding communities, as well as provide an accessible marketplace for local agriculture producers, artisans and other entrepreneurs.  

Please contact Allison Wall at awall@southernute-nsn.gov or 970.563.2281 to learn more about the Piinu Nuuchi Farmers Market.

The Southern Ute Gaming Commission and Division of Gaming would like to provide the official guidance related to Rule 3 – Charitable Raffles.  The purpose of this guidance is to assist charitable organizations in complying with the Southern Ute Indian Tribal Gaming Commission’s Rule 3 on Charitable Raffles and to describe the factors the Division will consider, based on the Commission’s Rule 3, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), and National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) guidance in determining whether an activity falls outside the realm of regulated charitable raffles.

If there are any questions related to the Rule 3 guidance and/ or the attached information, please contact Kenneth Clarke, Director at 563-2843 or Dustin Kaplan, Gaming Regulator at 563-2847.

Southern Ute Construction and Project Management would like those driving through the tribal campus to be aware of the following road and sidewalk closures scheduled for this week:

• Wednesday, March 26^th
  • The east-west section of Capote Dr. at the north end of Veterans Memorial Park will be closed
  • The sidewalk immediately east of the Health Clinic will be closed.
  • The sidewalk serving the new parking lot west of Ouray Dr. will be closed as well as the minor section of new sidewalk at the northwest corner of the LCB.
  • The new parking lot to the west of Ouray Dr. will be closed
• Thursday, March 27^th
  • The east-west section of Capote Dr. at the north end of Veterans Memorial Park will be closed for signage and striping improvements

Each closure listed will be from 7:00am thru 5pm. A schematic of these closures is attached to this notice for reference.

These closures will allow the Project Team to complete traffic signage updates, road striping improvements, as well as improvements to new sidewalk areas that will increase the longevity of the concrete in these areas. We greatly appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to add these improvements to this area of the Tribal Campus. Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to our office at the number below.

Respectfully,

Gavin S. Martinez

Director of Housing, Construction, & Project Management

Southern Ute Indian Tribe

Office: (970) 563-4710

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.