KSUT Public Radio from July 15 to July 19 “Patient” at the Anschutz CAPE Center
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Ute Hunger Youth Ignacio, CO 81137 AUGUST 8, 2014 Games plays Employment Bulk Permit No. 1 Vol. XLVI, No. 16 out at museum Program ends Official newspaper of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe For subscription or advertising information, call 970-563-0118 $29 one year | $49 two years PAGE 3 PAGE 5 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Culture 3 Health 4 Education 5 Sports 7 Voices 9 Classified ads 11 WINNER OF 11 “TOP OF THE ROCKIES” AWARDS IN 2014 www.sudrum.com NORTH AMERICAN INDIGENOUS GAMES Team Colorado returns to the states By Sacha Smith THE SOUTHERN UTE DRUM All good things must come to an end, and on Saturday, July 26 the sun set one last time on Team Colorado in Regina, Saskatchewan. The closing ceremonies of the 2014 North Ameri- can Indigenous Games took place at the First Nations University. The ceremonies included both traditional courtesy Michael Kirsch/SU Dept. of Education and contemporary celebra- Anschutz summer program participants and educators. Pictured left to right, back row: tions and grew national at- Jennifer Hellier (program director), Cameron Bean, Howard Richards, Aspen Baker, Stewart tention in Canada, being Cloud, Tanisha Coyote and LaTitia Taylor. Front row: Keifer Goodtracks-Alires, Michael broadcast live on national Kirsch, Roshae Weaver, Shannon Shaw (Educator) and Renee Johnson (Educator). Canadian television. The closing ceremonies SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT weren’t as formal as the opening ceremonies, teams were not individually in- Students participate in troduced and there was no clear distinction between Anschutz Summer Program NAIG athletes and the gen- eral public. By Michael Kirsch Everywhere you looked SU DEPT. OF EDUCATION there was a kid exchang- ing his or her jacket for an The Colorado Area Health opposite teams jacket. Not Education Centers (AHEC) that one was particularly provides opportunities for better, but more as a parting Sacha Smith/SU Drum students to explore and pre- Tifiny Mills shows off her bronze and silver medals she won pare for various careers in Colorado page 5 while representing Team Colorado in swimming. the fields of health and med- icine. This summer, seven students had the chance to SPOTLIGHT ON... participate in one of AHEC’s summer programs at the Col- orado University Anschutz medical campus located in courtesy Michael Kirsch/SU Dept. of Education Aurora, Colo. Roshae Weaver, Aspen Baker, & Cameron Bean examining a KSUT Public Radio From July 15 to July 19 “patient” at the Anschutz CAPE center. the Summer Health Careers of other related fields. training. The students also art 3 of 3: Throughout its ongoing years providing service Institute offered the stu- The Institute provided experienced hands on labs. P to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, KSUT Public Radio has dents various activities and workshops on reading/study These included exploring continued to expand its name into the homes of listeners. workshops that investigated habits, personal health and obesity, working with a ca- health and medical careers wellness, Myers-Briggs per- daver, a suture lab and facing Over the next three issues, the Drum will be highlighting the that included pharmacists, sonality inventory, writing real life medical scenarios history surrounding KSUT’s origin as well as the station’s general practitioners, nurs- personal statements for col- plans for its foreseeable future. Tune in to KSUT Tribal Radio ing, surgeons, and a variety lege entrance and HIPPA Anschutz page 5 91.3 FM in Ignacio (www.ksut.org) for ongoing broadcast of tribal related news, music, and information. May the odds... KSUT looks toward future By Damon Toledo THE SOUTHERN UTE DRUM Great expectations lay among the horizon of KSUT Public Radio as the Tribal owned station clears the path for its upcoming future involving improved services for the commu- nity, while staying persis- tent in creating a strong legacy for the generations to come. Damon Toledo/SU Drum archives Since the beginning, Sheila Nanaeto, Tribal Radio Director and disk jockey, During the Ute Hunger KSUT has broadcasted reads the morning announcements. Games sponsored by the news to the community plans to utilize digital KSUT has had ongoing Southern Ute Cultural Center through airwaves. After technology for its coming support from the Tribe, & Museum, participants the station split its FM years. who in return provides as- learned how to make fire transmission signal into “All of our current sets for the station with the using traditional methods. two during the year 2000, equipment is twenty years expectations of keeping it Staff member, Tallas Cantsee the public was able to old and wired together with running. In order to fur- helps participants learn how gather more information copper sound wiring,” he ther establish its legacy, to construct a Wikiup in not only through Tribal said. “Soon, all equipment KSUT has developed the record time on Tuesday, Aug. 5 at the museum. Radio, but also Four Cor- will be linked through a Carlos Sena Legacy Fund, Fabian Martinez/SU Drum ners Public Radio. This at network in our new studio. named after KSUT’s for- the time was a major step- Right now, Tribal Radio mer general manager. The ping-stone for the station. has a transmitter stationed fund essentially creates Nowadays, KSUT is look- in Farmington which we an endowment that will ing at improving its ways broadcast here in Ignacio. support KSUT’s opera- SOUTHERN UTE INDIAN TRIBE of expanding services to We are using the Internet tions in the future, staying the public, providing lis- to transmit our signal to true to Sena’s vision and General Meeting teners with various sourc- that transmitter, and that leadership. es of digital access as the has truly helped us with “The fund is about sus- Friday, August 29, 2014 technology continues to that improvement. Stream- tainability in local pro- Sky Ute Casino Event Center rapidly evolve. ing through the Internet al- gramming,” said Tami 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Rob Rawls, KSUT’s Di- lows listeners to listen to Graham, Capital Campaign rector of Administration, KSUT anywhere around gave details on how KSUT the world.” KSUT page 8 Lunch will be provided Update August 8, 2014 waini (2) MANY MOONS AGO courtesy SU Water Resources Division Water breeches the Dr. Morrison Canal on Thursday, July 31 resulting in the canal being closed. WATER RESOURCES Dr. Morrison Canal shut down due to bank failure Staff report that has resulted in the canal can be resumed as soon as SU WATER RESOURCES being shut down. possible. BIA anticipates SU Drum archive DIVISION BIA Irrigation Department work being completed by staff, with support from the Saturday, Aug. 9. 10 years ago The Dr. Morrison Canal Tribe’s Water Resources Di- Questions and concerns on the Pine River Indian Irri- vision, is working diligently should be directed to BIA The Three Feathers Blues Band jams out for all the attendees at the Southern Ute Culture gation Project (PRIIP) expe- to repair the section of bank Supervisory Civil Engineer Center and Museum’s Open House Wednesday July 28th. Pictured (from left to right) are rienced a bank failure on the so water deliveries to both Vickie Begay at 970-563- Calvin Richards on guitar, Kean Richards on drums, a special guest performer, and Laura night of Thursday, July 31 tribal and non-tribal lands 9484. Richards on tambourine. This photo first appeared in the Aug. 6, 2004, edition of The Southern Ute Drum. TECH TALK Information technology training opportunities from MIS By Mick Souder placing/receiving calls, call Introduction to Perma- MANAGEMENT INFORMATION forwarding, conferencing, nent Fund Information SYSTEMS transferring, call pickups, cor- Technology Infrastruc- porate directories and more. ture/Understanding our In the past Management Also voicemail setup and ba- Network: In an attempt to Information Systems (MIS) sic use through the phones and make out network more se- has offered to tribal mem- Outlook will be covered. cure and user friendly, MIS bers the technology classes would like to help users vi- MIS offers tribal employ- Digital Security: Face- sualize how our network is ees. This fall we are offering book/Computer/Device structured. We will show the classes, many of which Safe Use: This is high-level how your workstation and apply to the very specific security class/discussion on phone connect to the email technologies the Permanent the safe use of computers, and Permanent Fund com- Fund uses. However, we are social media and personal puter applications, and be- Cassandra Naranjo/SU Drum archive also offering one-on-one end user devices. General yond. Wireless networks and training for tribal members practices, Do’s and Don’ts of shared drives will also be to talk with MIS staff on safe surfing and Social Me- covered. 20 years ago whatever topic the tribal dia topics will be covered. Men on a mission (MOM) from Ignacio took it all! MOM captured the men’s division member wants to learn Fax Server, Use and tournament held annually during San Ignacio. They defeated Players of Durango 7-6. about whether it is how to Fileshare Use in our Dai- Tips: This class will cover Third place honors went to the Sky Ute Lodge and Casino. use their home computer ly lives: This class builds on what the Permanent Fund better, how to use a specific the MIS Fileshares workshop Fax Server is, and how to This photo first appeared in the Aug. 5, 1994, edition of The Southern Ute Drum. computer application, how held in the summer of 2014. properly use it. We will cov- to buy a phone or other top- Common practices such as er sending/receiving faxes, ics. We assume these ses- how to add and remove files, address book, customizing sions will run from 30 min- and using the Fileshares as your cover sheet and more.