WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Michael Bennet issued the following press release:
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and U.S. Representative Jeff Hurd urged the Department of the Interior (DOI) Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, William Kirkland, to evaluate the law enforcement capacity needed to keep Tribal members and the community safe on the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe's Reservation (the Reservation).
"The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (the Tribe), primarily located in southwest Colorado and with boundaries extending into northern New Mexico and southeast Utah, prides itself on its sovereignty and self-reliance. However, the Tribe has struggled to ensure that its members are safe in their communities - and in their own ...