U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PARTNERS IN CONSERVATION AWARD
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Awarded in 2012 to members of the Ouray and Uinta Ute Tribe and Curtis for “exceptional contributions to maintain a Native American cultural heritage through collaboration with others” on the creation of the Ute Learning Garden (Clifford Duncan Memorial Garden) at the Mesa County Fairgrounds in Grand Junction, Colorado.