Specials and Series

Tracy Jones, with the Southwest Movement for Black Lives, organizers of Durango's Juneteenth Celebration.

Courtesy Tracy Jones

KSUT Conversation: Tracy Jones on organizing this year's Durango Juneteenth celebration

Tami Graham

This year's event is on Thursday, June 19, in Buckley Park.

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KSUT Conversation: RMPBS Producer Ziyi Xu on the Chinese New Year and 'The Year of the Snake'

Tami Graham interviews Durango-based multi-media journalist Ziyi Xu about the Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year, which begins on January 29. We hear about its significance and traditions.

KSUT Conversations: Chuck Greaves and Mark Stevens on a new book featuring Four Corners writers

Mark Duggan

In this KSUT Conversation, Tami Graham speaks with Mark Stevens and Chuck Greaves, two of the three editors of the recently published Four Corners Voices: Stories, Poetry, Essays.

The La Plata Mountains in southwestern Colorado from the slopes of Madden Peak. Most of the land pictured (except for the background ridge) is controlled by Metallic Minerals.

Jonathan P. Thompson photo

Is mining coming to the La Plata Mountains?

Metallic Minerals began acquiring and staking claims in the La Plata Mountains in 2019 and since then have amassed more than 500 patented and unpatented claims and other parcels covering some 12,000 acres, or 19 square miles.

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KSUT Conversation: Elizabeth Smart on surviving abuse

Jonathan P. Thompson

Bears Ears final management plan drops as lawsuit drags on

Like the draft plan, it places a strong emphasis on tribal co-management and incorporating traditional Indigenous knowledge into decision making, education, and interpretation.