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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The measure to remove the statute of limitations for all sexual abuse claims failed in a bipartisan vote on Wednesday, April 17.
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The Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute tribal chairmen gave their annual address to the Colorado state legislature last week as part of the celebration of Ute Day at the capitol. It’s the tribes’ second annual address to the state.
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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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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.
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Tribal members and other motorcyclists recently rode to the Southern Ute Cultural Center in Ignacio. The ride was part of a larger five-day motorcycle rally.
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Box is a Southern Ute elder whose art reflects his experiences in boarding school, the military, and his service to the tribe
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About 20 Native American teens and children competed in the 2023 games in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Team Colorado joined competitions in basketball, archery, badminton, and golf.
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The Southern Ute tribe hosted a summer seminar series open to the public, where students can learn the basics of the Ute language. Hanley Frost, the Southern Ute elder who led the class, has collected Ute dictionaries and taught the language for years.
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Tribal attorneys nationwide are concerned about a recent Supreme Court ruling on Navajo Nation water rights. An attorney for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe says the ruling calls into question the trustee relationship between tribes and the federal government.
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The Biden Administration recently placed a lease moratorium on federal lands within a ten-mile radius of Chaco Culture National Historical Park. The ban is part of an effort to preserve historical sites in and around Chaco Canyon. But some Navajo landowners in the region are split over the decision.
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The commission provided guidance to the City Council on diversity, equity, and inclusion. In November of 2022, four of the five members resigned. Plans for a new commission are still on hold.