Honoring the Indigenous Ancestors of the Sacred Land of Tara Mandala Retreat Center
Tara Mandala is located on ancestral Ute and Pueblo land in the San Juan Mountains of Southwest Colorado. For generations, the people of the Ute and Pueblo Nations have resided on this sacred land, forming a deep and symbiotic connection with the natural living ecosystem of rivers, mountains, canyons, lakes, and forests.
Tara Mandala is committed to recognizing the long history of the Ute and Pueblo Tribes, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, the Mountain Ute Tribe, and all Ute, Diné, Apache, and Pueblo tribal communities whose ancestral roots are intertwined across this region. We acknowledge that centuries of subjugation, physical and psychological violence, occupation, and forced removal have caused profound harm to the Ute and Pueblo people, as well as to Indigenous communities around the world.
We invite you to join the Tara Mandala Sangha in our aspiration to foster a world where the rights, cultures, and voices of Indigenous peoples are remembered, respected, valued, and uplifted. We honor the resilience, strength, and cultural heritage of the Ute and Pueblo Nations, and are grateful for their teachings, ceremonies, and ways of being that inform and enrich our Buddhist understanding of interconnectedness, spiritual practice, and reverence for the Earth.
