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3 Porch Notes tagged “ignacio,” from counties across Colorado.

Local rules - La Plata County

The Southern Ute reservation covers part of La Plata County, and jurisdiction matters there

The southern part of La Plata County lies within the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, where the Tribe is a sovereign government and jurisdiction can differ from the surrounding county.

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History and culture - La Plata County

The town of Ignacio and the Southern Ute heritage around it

Ignacio, in southern La Plata County, is named for the Ute leader Chief Ignacio and sits at the heart of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe's homeland — history best learned from the Tribes themselves.

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History and culture - La Plata County

Ignacio once shipped Depression-era turkeys east by rail

A historic Ignacio building recalls a Depression-era turkey-packing cooperative that shipped birds raised on local farms east by rail, part of La Plata County's farming and ranching backbone.

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