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PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For PRESENTATION BY UTE MOUNTAIN UTE TRIBE
INTERIM COMMITTEE AMERICAN INDIAN AFFAIRS INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE
Date Aug 14, 2024
Location Old Supreme Court
Presentation by Ute Mountain Ute Tribe - Committee Discussion Only
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02:08:06 PM |
Chairman Manuel Heart,
representing the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, presented to the committee. Chairman
Heart discussed the health care challenges the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe is
facing, ways to improve Colorado and Ute Mountain Ute tribal relations,
and water rights for the Tribe. He discussed the need for a traffic light
in a specific intersection on the Ute Mountain Ute reservation. Chairman
Heart requested a fee waiver for fishing and hunting licenses for members
of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and funding from the opioid settlement for
a treatment facility near the reservation. Chairman Heart also discussed
a desire for funds for improving the education system on the reservation,
including a system that supports all students in K-12 and language and
history preservation.
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02:31:44 PM |
Committee members asked Chairman Heart questions.
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