Voices From the Edge of the Colorado Plateau
Mark Duggan
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Voices From the Edge of the Colorado Plateau is a reporting collaboration between KSUT Public Radio and KSJD Community Radio. It seeks to cover underrepresented communities in the Four Corners.
The multi-year project will cover Native, Indigenous, Latino/Latina, and other communities across southwest Colorado.
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The Durango clinic is serving the Hispanic community for free, with the goal of reducing stress from intergenerational trauma. -
Last October, concerns about racial intolerance among Durango administrative staff led to the resignation of four members of the commission.
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Some people call it the Durango Chief. The caricature statue depicting a Native American man posted outside a Durango art gallery has been controversial for decades. Recents efforts to have it removed seem to have hit a dead end. Native American people share a range of opinions about the sign.
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Two Southern Ute Tribal Council members were sworn in on Tuesday after being elected in November. The swearing-in ceremony is a way for Ute people to honor traditions of governance, and recognize past and future tribal members.
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The issue provokes strong opinions from conservative and liberal residents of the Montezuma County town. Liberal activist Lance McDaniel, who was recalled from his seat on the school board a year and a half ago, stays involved in the community.
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International Transgender Day of Remembrance was Sunday, November 20. Fort Lewis College held a memorial to mark the occasion.
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The last operating uranium mill in the U.S. is in White Mesa, Utah. It's been the target of ongoing protests and criticism from environmental activist groups and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. Parent company Energy Fuels responds.
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Navajo seedkeeper Graham Biyáál is preserving and sharing the foods of his ancestors with customers online and with over 13,000 Twitter followers. He lives and works on his blue corn farm in Shiprock, New Mexico.
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The fair was recently held in Ignacio. Native tribes from all over the country were welcomed to the 3-day festival. More than 35 cultural, arts, and sports events took place, as well as a 2-hour parade, a powwow, a heavy metal concert featuring Indigenous bands, and an art market.
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The White Mesa, Utah community hosted its annual Bear Dance Labor Day weekend. The traditional Ute ceremony consists of four days of nonstop partner dancing. One Bear Dance Chief speaks about reinvigorating the tradition after the pandemic altered ceremonies for two years.
