House Joint Resolution 25-1003

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 25-1003

BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Stewart K. and Suckla, Armagost, Bacon, Barron, Bird, Boesenecker, Bottoms, Bradfield, Bradley, Brooks, Brown, Caldwell, Camacho, Carter, Clifford, DeGraaf, English, Espenoza, Froelich, Garcia Sander, Gilchrist, Gonzalez R., Hamrick, Hartsook, Johnson, Joseph, Keltie, Lieder, Lindsay, Lindstedt, Luck, Lukens, Mabrey, Martinez, Mauro, McCormick, Paschal, Phillips, Pugliese, Richardson, Ricks, Rutinel, Rydin, Sirota, Smith, Soper, Stewart R., Story, Titone, Valdez, Velasco, Weinberg, Winter T., Woodrow, Woog, Zokaie;

also SENATOR(S) Danielson and Simpson, Lundeen, Rich, Rodriguez.

CONCERNING A JOINT SESSION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF HEARING A MESSAGE FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UTE MOUNTAIN UTE TRIBE TRIBAL COUNCIL AND THE SOUTHERN UTE INDIAN TRIBE TRIBAL COUNCIL, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, APPOINTING A COMMITTEE TO ESCORT THE TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES.

WHEREAS, The Colorado General Assembly is proud to recognize Colorado's two resident tribes: The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe of Towaoc and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe near Ignacio, as well as their sister tribe, the Ute Indian Tribe of Fort Duchesne, Utah; and

WHEREAS, The three Ute Nations, currently made up of six bands, the Weenuche, Kaputa, Mouache, Uncompahgre, Uintah, and White River, have played a unique and distinguished role in our state's heritage and culture since time immemorial; and

WHEREAS, The contributions of the Nuuchiu to government, medicine, education, religion, the environment, the economy, and the military in our state constitute an ongoing and vital force shaping the Colorado we know today; and

WHEREAS, The members of the Colorado General Assembly remain committed to maintaining strong, respectful relationships between our state government and the sovereign Tribal Nations with whom we share this state; now, therefore,

Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-fifth General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:

That a Joint Session of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the First Regular Session of the Seventy-fifth General Assembly be held in the House Chambers at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 16, 2025, for the purpose of hearing a message from Tribal Representatives from the Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Council and the Southern Ute Tribal Council, and that a committee of three members from the House of Representatives and three members from the Senate be appointed by the

Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, respectively, to escort the Tribal Representatives to the Joint Session.