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Colorado will have an office for cases of murdered, missing Indigenous people

Gov. Jared Polis said he will sign Senate Bill 150 into law after weeks of negotiations with lawmakers, tribal representatives

DATE: May 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

‘Heartbreaking and undeniable’ – preliminary review of federal Indian boarding schools is out

Colorado was home to five such institutions, including what became Fort Lewis College

DATE: May 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fort Lewis College featured on PBS NewsHour for efforts to reckon with its past

Boarding school stripped Native Americans of language, culture and identity

DATE: May 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado schools with ‘Thunderbird’ mascot set to get one-year reprieve from $25,000 monthly fines

About 24 schools were supposed to get rid of derogatory mascots by June

DATE: May 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

‘Bring Her Home’: New documentary focuses on missing and murdered Indigenous women

Film will debut Monday on PBS

DATE: Mar 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Photos: Feast Day at Fort Lewis College

DATE: Mar 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Biden to tap Navajo health head to lead federal agency

Indian Health Service has $7.4 billion budget and provides care to 2.6 million people

DATE: Mar 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Indian Health Service head nominated amid tough challenges

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – President Joe Biden will announce Wednesday that he is nominating veteran health administrator Roselyn Tso to oversee the federal agency that delivers health care to more ...

DATE: Mar 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Here are the proposed new names for 28 Colorado landmarks with Indigenous slurs

Task force recommends renaming more than 660 geographical sites across the country

DATE: Feb 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Haaland: 16 tribal water settlements will get $1.7 billion

PHOENIX – The Biden administration will use $1.7 billion from the recently enacted federal infrastructure bill to fund 16 tribal water rights settlements, U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland...

DATE: Feb 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Winter Olympics feature three Indigenous women

Biggest rivalry in Beijing will be in the hockey rink

DATE: Feb 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Sports

Fort Lewis College to put $1.5 million toward Native language revitalization

Summer institute will begin in 2024 and feature four Indigenous languages

DATE: Jan 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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