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Rocky Mountain Community Radio's Weekly News Roundup: 1/21/2026

Dancers at the Pow Wow during the First People's Festival in Estes Park on January 18, 2026. The dancers are participating in a special Red Dress event in honor of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives.
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Dancers at the Pow Wow during the First People's Festival in Estes Park on January 18, 2026. The dancers are participating in a special Red Dress event in honor of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives.

This week on the Regional Roundup, we'll pay a visit to the First People's Festival that took place in Estes Park, Colorado, from January 16 to 18, 2026. The three-day event brought together Indigenous artists, educators, and community members for fashion, art, dance, and storytelling.

We also learn about a program that teaches high school students trade skills, and puts those skills to work building affordable housing.

And we’ll also take a closer look at the Colorado River Basin, where the U.S. Department of the Interior has released a draft environmental impact statement outlining potential paths forward for managing the river and its two largest reservoirs, Lake Powell and Lake Mead.

We’ll round out the show with a conversation with the filmmaker behind a new documentary examining the crisis in local journalism.

Hear the RMCR Regional Roundup on Wednesday mornings at 8:30 on KSUT.

Maeve Conran
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