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Native American

Funding made available to support recording oral histories from boarding school era

Victims and survivors have been sharing emotional stories during a ‘Road to Healing’ tour

DATE: Apr 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Second day of annual Hozhoni Days Powwow unfolds at Fort Lewis College

Indigenous day of beauty celebrated by locals and visitors

DATE: Apr 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fort Lewis College graduate brings Native American comedy to Durango

Josh Emerson’s stand-up is loud, funny and riffs on race

DATE: Mar 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hoop dance taught at Heights Middle School

Students learn the history of the traditional dance

DATE: Mar 14, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Tribe to Durango: Don’t forget about us, your neighbors

Meeting was first time tribal and city councils have come together since February 2020

DATE: Mar 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Federal board defers vote to rename Mount Evans at tribal government’s request

A request by a tribal government to have a “consultation” delays the vote to change the controversial name of 14,000-foot peak west of Denver

DATE: Mar 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado governor asks U.S. to change Mount Evans’ name to Mount Blue Sky

The request is second-to-last step in the renaming process

DATE: Mar 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fort Lewis College provost takes new job

Cheryl Nixon, who came to FLC in 2019, will serve as president of a tuition-free school in Kentucky

DATE: Jan 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Aztec Ruins National Monument celebrates centennial

Distinguished panelists will join Zoom meeting Jan. 24

DATE: Jan 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

History Colorado issues second report on Indian boarding schools

Investigation of Fort Lewis site in Hesperus is ongoing

DATE: Jan 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tribal leaders stress education, water issues in first-of-its-kind address to Colorado lawmakers

Chairmen of Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute tribes highlight need for consultation and cooperation

DATE: Jan 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

New movement helps Native students take back their education

Many students were sent to Native American boarding schools operating in the U.S. for more than a century

DATE: Dec 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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