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The Rocky Mountain Regional Rodeo is an event that challenges the hyper-masculinity associated with rodeos and Western ranching culture.
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Hundreds of tribal members and others recently congregated just outside Yellowstone National Park for a ceremony to celebrate the recent birth of the rare bison. They say it fulfills a prophecy that goes back two millennia.
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New federal regulations regarding the possession of Native American sacred and funerary objects went into effect in January. Tribes from all over the country have been receiving new inventories from museums and institutions that might have objects sacred to them.
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The Durango skate park and gathering place must leave its current downtown location. Skateboarders and community members recently celebrated the space at "Farewell Ramp Jam."
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Angel Mollel was adopted as a teenager by an aid worker who lived in Colorado. As a teenager, she launched a non-profit in Denver to improve the lives of people in her home village–especially women and girls.
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The short documentary won the People’s Choice Award at this year's 5Point Adventure Film Festival and will be showing at the festival's encore screening on Saturday, May 4. The film follows Triston Chaney and his Alaskan Yup'ik family as they fight to protect their culture and fishing livelihood against a proposed mining project.
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The international powwow hosted over 550 tribes from around the United States and over 200 from Canada. It included competitions in dance, singing, and drum groups.
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Each spring, a week-long quilt workshop takes over the Gateway Resort along a remote stretch of the Dolores River in Colorado's Canyon Country.
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The discovery of a rare Cranston printing press in Mancos sparked the creation of a community art space, illustrating the potential of rural places as artistic and creative hubs.
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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 January, the city announced a 3-year grant-funded position to elevate two local poets' voices. Zoe Golden and Esther Belin recently read their poetry at the Durango Public Library.
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In this second story of a three-part series, reporter Kaya Williams heads from the table to the farm to get an agricultural perspective on the value of local ingredients.