We continue KSUT's Spring Membership Drive with community member interviews and guest DJs.
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Native American flute player R. Carlos Nakai performed in Durango recently as part of Symphony Chaco: A Journey of the Spirit. KSUT's Tami Graham talked to him about the performance. He also played several short pieces on flute and bird bone whistle.
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Voices From the Edge of the Colorado Plateau
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The Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute tribal chairmen gave their annual address to the Colorado state legislature last week as part of the celebration of Ute Day at the capitol. It’s the tribes’ second annual address to the state.
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During Women’s History Month, the Women’s Resource Center, a nonprofit in Durango, celebrated ten women who work as community organizers in La Plata County.
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In 2020, Congress passed the Not Invisible Act to help address the Missing and Murdered Persons Crisis. The bill formed a federal commission made up of tribal leaders, federal agencies, families, and survivors, who were tasked with developing recommendations on how best to address the crisis. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice responded to these recommendations in early March.
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According to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, there were just five reported abortions in the state in 2023. A sharp decline from previous years, that number does not appear to reflect the reality of abortion access in the state since strict abortion bans went into effect.
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Methane is a strong climate-warming pollutant. And a new study shows oil and gas operations in the Mountain West and beyond are leaking a lot more of it than the government thinks.
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Here’s what you need to know about the five potential options for managing the use of Bears Ears National Monument in southeast Utah.
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In this episode, Navajo Nation homes get new addresses; people are 1moving back to rural places like Montezuma County, and more.
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KSUT and the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College are teaming up to bring Franti's Togetherness Tour to the Four Corners. Tickets on sale now.
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