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Senate hears testimony and approves Ute recognition resolution after descendants' remarks
Summary
The Senate received testimony from descendants of Ute leader John Duncan and passed HCR 7, a concurrent resolution recommending name plaques for two Ute leader busts; the resolution passed on a roll call and will be forwarded to the governor.
The Senate placed House Concurrent Resolution 7 under suspension of the rules, resolved into a Committee of the Whole to hear testimony, and then passed the resolution commending steps to provide identification plaques for two Ute leaders whose busts stand at the House chamber entrance.
Rena (Renee) Duncan and Jenna Duncan, descendants of the leader John Duncan, spoke in the Committee of the Whole about their ancestor's biography and leadership. "My great great grandfather, John Duncan, was born in Hebert Valley around the year 1877... He also served on several other delegations to Washington D.C. and New York on behalf of his Indian people," Rena Duncan said in brief testimony.
After the Committee of the Whole dissolved, the Senate called the question on HCR 7 under suspension of the rules. The chair announced the resolution had passed the Senate with 27 ayes and 2 nays and that the acting president would sign it so copies could be forwarded to the governor for his further action.
What happens next: HCR 7 will be transmitted to the governor. Families and Ute community members who testified were recognized on the floor.
