2010
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 10-020
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Whitehead and Williams, Bacon, Boyd, Brophy,
       Cadman, Carroll M., Foster, Gibbs, Harvey, Heath, Hodge, Hudak,
       Johnston, Keller, Kester, King K., Kopp, Lundberg, Morse, Newell,
       Penry, Renfroe, Romer, Sandoval, Scheffel, Schwartz, Shaffer B.,
       Spence, Steadman, Tapia, Tochtrop, White;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Roberts and Tipton, Acree, Apuan, Balmer,
       Baumgardner, Benefield, Casso, Court, Curry, DelGrosso, Ferrandino,
       Fischer, Frangas, Gagliardi, Gardner B., Gardner C., Gerou,
       Hullinghorst, Judd, Kagan, Kefalas, Kerr A., Kerr J., King S., Labuda,
       Lambert, Levy, Liston, Looper, Massey, May, McCann, McFadyen,
       McKinley, McNulty, Merrifield, Middleton, Miklosi, Nikkel, Pace,
       Peniston, Pommer, Primavera, Priola, Rice, Riesberg, Ryden, Scanlan,
       Schafer S., Solano, Sonnenberg, Soper, Stephens, Summers, Swalm,
       Todd, Tyler, Vaad, Vigil, Waller, Weissmann, Carroll T.
       
       
          CONCERNING THE COMMEMORATION OF THE TRI-UTE
       ELDERS MEETING IN COLORADO IN MARCH 2010, AND, IN
       CONNECTION THEREWITH, HONORING THE CULTURE AND
       HERITAGE OF THE SOUTHERN UTE TRIBE, THE UTE
       MOUNTAIN UTE TRIBE, AND THE NORTHERN UTE TRIBE. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, The original inhabitants of North America, American
       Indians, have played a unique and distinguished role in our nation's
       history and culture through vital contributions to government, medicine,
       education, religion, architecture, the environment, and the military; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Utes, who have called Colorado and its surrounding
       states home for centuries, are a confederation of six bands:  Capote,
       Mouache, Uintah, Uncompahgre, Weenuche, and White River; and
       
          WHEREAS, Today, the Capote and Mouache bands comprise the
       Southern Utes; the Weenuche constitute the Ute Mountain Utes; and the
       other three bands make up the Northern Utes; and
       
          WHEREAS, All three Ute Tribes continue to play a vital role in the
       new energy economy, as energy, wildlife, and conservation are essential
       for the creation of jobs and financial sustainability for the Ute Tribes'
       communities; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Southern Utes host the Ute Mountain Utes and
       Northern Utes at an annual spring meeting held in conjunction with the
       Denver March Powwow to discuss, plan, strategize, and share with each
       other their progress, issues, and vision for the future of their peoples;
       now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-seventh General Assembly of
       the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          That we, the members of the General Assembly, recognize the
       importance of utilizing the talents, creativity, and experience of the Tribal
       elders and the major influence on the history of this state that the Ute
       Nations have provided and continue to provide; and
       
          That we recognize Colorado's oldest continuous residents, the
       Southern Ute Tribe and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, as well as the Northern
       Ute and all other Tribal Nations and Alaska Native residents in the state;
       and
       
          That we continue to support the two Colorado Ute Tribes in their own
       efforts to improve public safety, education, health care, and law
       enforcement on their reservations; and
       
          That we celebrate and honor the rich and storied heritage of the
       Southern Ute Tribe, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, and the Northern Ute
       Tribe who have called Colorado and its neighboring states home for
       hundreds of years; and
       
          That we endeavor to maintain strong, respectful relations between
       Colorado's state and local governments and the sovereign Indian Nations
       with whom we share the state.
       
          Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to
       Governor Bill Ritter, Jr., Lieutenant Governor Barbara O'Brien, Chairman
       Matthew Box of the Southern Ute Tribe, Chairman Ernest House, Sr., of
       the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Chairman Curtis Cesspooch of the Northern
       Ute Tribe, and each member of Colorado's congressional delegation.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Brandon C. Shaffer               Terrance D. Carroll
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Karen Goldman                         Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES