Ute Mountain Ute Tribe

Nuchu Alive will create new position, Ute Language Intern, at KCA who will mentor with existing Elder language instructor and mentors to make the Ute language program more sustainable, passing to the next generation of teachers and increase student achievement in Ute language.

This project will improve health equity for Colorado Native Americans by increasing the housing supply for 15 families, leveraging $4.5M in funding from Congressional Directed Spending awards in 2022 and 2023. The project will address overcrowing and unhealthy living conditions for UMUT members.

COVID-19 Response

Donor Advised donation for Colorado Native community working on advancing food sovereignty.

COVID-19 Response

The ultimate purpose is to 1) create a program in which the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe's Community members can participate to learn and use the concepts and methods in sustainable food production and seed saving using the First Nations' heirlooms, 2) significantly increase the number of Community members familiar with them. Further, this project will help us utilize and even leverage/expand an existing outreach efforts in learning about and retaining the wealth and diversity of Southwest Tribe's heirloom seeds, because the new project will provide training and a venue where Community Members can learn to buy/prepare healthy food, supported by our partners' technical assistance, while bolstering our ongoing fundraising capability.