Indigenous people

Miss Indian World pageant winners mark the end of a decades-long tradition

Miss Indian World Dania Wahwasuck is introduced to the crowd during the last Gathering of Nations powwow in Albuquerque, New…

April 30, 2026

Food

Fruitland chef featured on Food Network’s ‘Chopped’

Justin Pioche brings Navajo cuisine to national television on 'Chopped'

April 29, 2026

Food

Fruitland chef wins Food Network’s ‘Chopped’ championship

Pioche wins $10,000 in Indigenous-themed episode

April 29, 2026

Local News

Fastest skier in American history, who grew up skiing at Purgatory Resort, to be honored

Durango Mayor will declare April 19, 2026, as Ross Anderson Day

April 17, 2026

Food

See how mezcal is made in Mexico

A worker cuts an agave pineapple used to produce mezcal in Nejapa de Madero, Oaxaca, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. In…

April 15, 2026

Southwest Life

Apache women seek court intervention as federal land is turned over for copper mining

Mine shafts 10, left, and 9 tower over the Resolution Copper Mining Co. facility June 9, 2023, in Miami, Ariz.…

March 20, 2026

Southwest Life

U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell’s successes

Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, seen here in his eagle feather headdress, stands next to Southern Ute tribal member Kenny Frost…

March 8, 2026

Local News

Fort Lewis College to host Community Energy Symposium in 2027

will be ‘Indigenous, community-focused,’ school says

March 5, 2026

Religion

From southern India to Canada’s far north: New archbishop serves Indigenous Catholics

Rev. Susai Jesu, recently named archbishop of Keewatin-La Pas, gives an interview at the Sacred Heart Church of the First…

February 6, 2026

Southwest Life

Crisosto Apache named Colorado’s newest poet laureate

Crisosto Apache is Colorado's new poet laureate. (Ryan Warner/CPR News)cca Apache, who lives in Lakewood, is a member of the…

January 30, 2026

Local News

Native American Heritage Month celebrated with skate competition, music at The Hive in Durango

Community building the goal with ‘Rise of the Nation’ event Saturday

November 23, 2025

Arts and Entertainment

Durango Creative District hosts Indigenous Comic Book Art Exhibition

‘Super-power Sovereignty’ opens Friday with reception

November 6, 2025

Religion

Vatican will return dozens of artifacts to Indigenous groups in Canada as gesture of reconciliation

Pope Francis dons a headdress during a visit with Indigenous peoples at Maskwaci, the former Ermineskin Residential School, on Monday,…

October 26, 2025

Local News

Chairman Manuel Heart looks to a new generation after five terms for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe

Entering retirement following three decades on Tribal Council, Chairman Manuel Heart offers his reflections to The Journal

October 15, 2025

Local News

Fort Lewis College honors Native students, community members on Indigenous Peoples Day

featured campuswide blessing, solidarity walk and words from students

October 14, 2025

Local News

Fort Lewis College receives $1 million grant for reconciliation work

campus center will further college’s goal of remediating damage from its history as an Indian boarding school

August 1, 2025

Local News

College was her portal to the world. She saw home in its reflection

Studying abroad and leading Native advocacy at Duke, Amanda Henderson says Ignacio remained her compass all along

July 29, 2025

Local News

Colorado senators reintroduce bill to improve water access in tribal communities

Lawmakers urge increased investment in infrastructure

July 18, 2025

Local News

Southern Ute Indian Tribe addresses ICE deportation concerns

members urged to carry identification amid fears of deportation

July 17, 2025

Local News

From the Met to Durango

Lewis College teams up with Indigenous artists, the Met to explore Southwest textile art

July 6, 2025

Community

Four Corners Indigenous Art Market returns to Dolores with rich cultural program

event is set to take place at the end of June

June 20, 2025

Local News

Southern Ute tribal member elected to chair Colorado water policy board in historic first

Lorelei Cloud tapped as board’s first-ever Indigenous chairperson

June 2, 2025

Local News

‘The opportunity to succeed’: Fort Lewis College’s new president outlines bold vision

Heather Shotton to take over July 1 as first Indigenous president of FLC

May 12, 2025

Local News

Debuting film features Hopi man who traced his DNA back to Chaco Canyon

‘Room 33’ premieres at Fort Lewis College on Wednesday

May 10, 2025