A committee tasked with handling the future of a former Indigenous boarding school in Grand Junction is considering a plan that would see the property transferred to tribal governments.
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In recent years, more attention has been drawn to the historical wrongs of the federal boarding school era, which was tasked with stripping children of their Tribal identity.
As flags represent identities, values, cultural heritage and aspirations, it makes good sense that Southern Ute Indian Tribe students attending Ignacio schools see their tribal flag flying along with .
The Ignacio School District said it plans to take down a Southern Ute Indian tribal flag on Friday that was raised two weeks ago in front of Ignacio High School.
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New federal regulations regarding the possession of Native American sacred and funerary objects went into effect in January. Tribes from all over the country have been receiving new inventories from museums and institutions that might have objects sacred to them.