Voices from the Edge of the Colorado Plateau

The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe will use the money to renovate the Pool Canyon Trail, which has been closed since 2021 due to erosion and rock slides. Tribal members and environmentalists will complete the restoration project later this year.

This year marks a century since the Denver Art Museum began collecting Indigenous art from North America. To celebrate the anniversary, the museum is putting on a series of exhibitions throughout the year.

In The Paranormal Ranger, author Stanley Milford, Jr. shares his encounters with the supernatural and intertwines them with the Navajo creation stories that have shaped his cultural identity. As he reveals the chilling details, he steps into a space that is both expected and taboo, daring to shed light on mysteries that most would leave untouched.

The measure will reallocate county lodger’s tax revenue for affordable housing and childcare.

The 9-R School District banned flags in response to a parental complaint. Community support influenced board members’ decision to remove the ban.

A group called the Free Land Holders fenced off more than 1,400 acres of national forest land in southwest Colorado this week and released a proclamation declaring ownership of the tract. Community members quickly showed up and began removing miles of the barbed wire fence.

A new Netflix film follows the Chuska Warriors, a high school basketball team from a town on the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. A Shiprock-based designer created the team’s basketball uniforms, which reclaim Native American imagery.

The college's Center of Southwest Studies hosted the exhibit, featuring more than 20 Indigenous artists interacting with imagery from Star Wars. Visitors have seen a Mandalorian dressed as an Indigenous warrior, Star Wars scenes juxtaposed with landscapes from Indian country, and a functioning R2-D2 robot covered in traditional patterns.

The Southern Ute Fair marked its 102nd anniversary in Ignacio recently, with a blend of old and new traditions, including a heavy metal concert featuring an all-Indigenous lineup. Metal holds a special place in tribal communities.

Former President of the Navajo Nation Jonathan Nez is running for Congress in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District, challenging the incumbent Republican Eli Crane.