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Artist represents Native community at Denver Walls festival

Native American Heritage

Colorado was built on $1.7 trillion of land expropriated from tribal nations, report says

The 771-page report also calls on Colorado State University to return 19,000 acres of land that was taken from several tribal nations.
Events

Tesoro Indian Market and Powwow returns this weekend

The Tesoro Cultural Center holds its 23rd annual Indian Market and Powwow on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Fort in Morrison.
Local News

Red Dress Day honors missing and murdered Indigenous women and others

Statistics show that Indigenous women face disproportionate violence compared to their white counterparts.
Oscars

'Killers of the Flower Moon' director Martin Scorsese consulted Osage Nation members during filming

CU Boulder professor Angelica Lawson said that's an important step toward representation for Native Americans in film.
Movies

'Killers of the Flower Moon' nominated for 10 Oscars

CU assistant professor Angelica Lawson said the Osage Nation had a lot of input on the film. "We need to see a lot more of that happening," she said.
Native American Heritage

Swinomish Tribe saw 80% drop in the salmon harvest. Now they plan to sue the EPA.

The tribe is asking the EPA to reinitiate consultation on the Department of Ecology's efforts to address the temperature of the Skagit River and its tributaries.
Native American Heritage

Long after tragic mysteries are solved, families of Native American victims are kept in the dark

Native American families remain frustrated by high rates of violence, missing persons cases and unsolved killings.
Native American Heritage

Wilma Mankiller, the first female Cherokee principal chief, gets her own Barbie doll

The doll is the latest addition to the "Barbie Inspiring Women" series.
Next with Kyle Clark

Western Colorado University returning 25 sets of Native American remains to their rightful resting place

Western Colorado University is returning the remains and over 100 objects looted from Native American gravesites around Durango a century ago.
Local News

Western Colorado University will return 25 sets of remains to Native American tribes

Western Colorado University will return 25 sets of remains to tribes, with the help of funding from the National Park Service.
Education

Denver-area nonprofit lends a helping hand for Indigenous Peoples Day

City Year Denver spent the morning of Indigenous Peoples Day working with Spirit of the Sun, a local Indigenous farming nonprofit.