Clark Adomaitis
Reporter, Voices From the Edge of the Colorado PlateauClark Adomaitis is a shared radio reporter for KSUT in Ignacio, Colorado, and KSJD in Cortez, Colorado, for the Voices from the Edge of the Colorado Plateau project.
He covers stories that focus on underrepresented voices from the Four Corners region, including the Southern Ute tribe, the Ute Mountain Ute tribes, the Navajo Nation, the LGBTQ+ community, the Latinx community, and high school students.
In 2024, Clark won several awards from the Colorado Broadcasters Association, and his stories have aired on NPR stations nationwide.
Originally from New York City, he graduated from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY in 2021, where he reported sound-rich stories on the state of recycling and composting in the city. Before his graduate studies, he wrote lifestyle spreads about local food and drink for the City College of New York's Campus Magazine. In his free time, he produces experimental hip-hop music.
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Construction on the Sun Bear Solar Farm is set to start later in 2024 and will need more than 500 laborers and electricians. -
Last year, teen harm reduction activists in Durango successfully lobbied the 9R School District to allow students permission to carry and administer Narcan. Now they've helped draft a bill to help change school drug policies across the state. -
The Southern Ute Tribe hosted a series of storytelling events recently at the tribal cultural center in Ignacio, Colorado. -
Benally spent his life championing numerous Indigenous and environmental causes around the Southwest. He combined activism with punk rock, writing, graphic design, and filmmaking. He even created a board game. -
Delbert Anderson is rallying musicians from the Four Corners region and online to perform his compositions, where one note comes every few months. In Farmington, New Mexico, Anderson teaches community members about the historical impact of the Long Walk of the Navajo. -
A new state report from the Colorado River Drought Task Force says tribal water interests in Colorado should be a priority. The task force asks the state to study the benefits and logistics of forbearance agreements for the tribes. The task force estimates the study would cost $250,000. -
Luther, who is Diné, Hopi, and Laguna Pueblo, is part of a growing community of Native American filmmakers in Los Angeles. "Frybread Face and Me" premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March, and Netflix released the film on Friday, November 24. -
Elfreida Begay pitched the idea to the school district years ago. After earning her credentials, she teaches the Navajo language to students who elected to take the class. -
Lawrence Strike Tucker passed away at the age of 83 on Tuesday, October 17. More than 200 people attended the annual Southern Ute Veteran’s powwow in Ignacio and took time to honor him. -
Colorado released a review of historic Native American boarding schools in the state. The report brings together a wide range of information and provides a detailed picture of life at these schools in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
