The Ute Indian Tribe Business Committee traveled to Washington, D.C. in July and made the most of their time meeting with federal and congressional officials. The Tribe issued a press release about the trip, sharing the following: The delegation met with senior officials at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Tribal Justice to discuss how to continue to improve the working relationship between the agency and the Tribe. Following this, they met with the Tribe’s grant coordinators to discuss the status of the Tribe’s broadband project and the availability of federal and state grant monies to cover its cost…The delegation met with the Deputy Director of the U.S. Department of Energy and subsequently with Senator John Curtis to discuss strategies for advancing the Tribe’s oil and gas de
Ute Indian Tribe Business Committee Travels To D.C. To Advance Tribe Priorities

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