Voices From the Edge of the Colorado Plateau
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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During Women’s History Month, the Women’s Resource Center, a nonprofit in Durango, celebrated ten women who work as community organizers in La Plata County.
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Immigrants from Mexico, Cambodia, Germany, and Russia recently gathered at the La Plata County Courthouse for their ceremony.
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In January, the city announced a 3-year grant-funded position to elevate two local poets' voices. Zoe Golden and Esther Belin recently read their poetry at the Durango Public Library.
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The sport is growing in popularity on the Navajo Nation, even without a single bike shop.
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Buffalo Soldiers: reVision is a museum exhibit, book, and film that explores the complicated history of Buffalo Soldiers in the West. During American westward expansion, cavalries of Buffalo Soldiers participated in the removal of Indigenous peoples—a history artists are trying to reckon with.
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The health screening truck was set up near the Navajo Transitional Energy Company coal mine. Active and retired coal miners were screened for black lung, a disease from inhaling coal silica particles.
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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.
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The Southern Ute Tribe hosted a series of storytelling events recently at the tribal cultural center in Ignacio, Colorado.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The park established the Indigenous Ranger Internship Program in 2022. It seeks to hire young Native Americans as park rangers and tour guides. It comes as the National Park Service is trying to include more Indigenous perspectives in its storytelling.