A hydro company is proposing pumped storage projects on the Navajo Nation. Some say they'll bring jobs to a region that needs them. Others are pushing back on projects that could damage an area with environmental & cultural significance. KSJD Radio, KUNC Colorado ksjd.org/2023-11-21/an-…

A Cortez police officer was killed after a shooting near South Broadway on Wednesday. Chris Clements has more: ksjd.org/2023-11-29/cor…

As part of a cultural exchange with Montezuma Land Conservancy, Navajo sheep herders from Teec Nos Pos, Arizona, grazed their rare breed of sheep at an MLC farm north of Cortez in return for education on weaving and wool. ksjd.org/podcast/ksjd-l…

The DEAP school is in Navajo, New Mexico, and was created to Indigenize education for local students by including Navajo practices and spaces in the curriculum – especially after decades of cultural erasure due to the U.S. Indian boarding school system. ksjd.org/2023-12-14/a-n…

Rickey Hayes is the head interpretive guide at Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park near Towaoc, Colorado, and Mesa Verde National Park. Here's an audio postcard from KSJD Radio recorded during a tour in September, led by Hayes: ksjd.org/2023-12-16/ute…

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Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park is almost double the size of nearby Mesa Verde Nat'l Park, and is home to archaeological sites, cliff dwellings, pottery sherds and Hopi solstice markers on canyon walls. This story features Rickey Hayes, a guide at the park. ksjd.org/2023-12-16/ute…

A federal program tasked with surveying abandoned uranium mines used during the Cold War era held an informational meeting last week about mines near Sanostee, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation. Chris Clements ksjd.org/podcast/ksjd-l…

More than a week after an oil spill on agricultural land near Shiprock, New Mexico, some Navajo residents in the area say they have concerns about the pace and scale of the environmental cleanup. KSJD Radio ksjd.org/2023-12-21/nav…

The first conventional uranium mining done in the U.S. in eight years is underway at three mines in Utah and Arizona. Energy Fuels Resources says that it plans to stockpile and eventually process the uranium at its White Mesa mill in southeastern Utah. ksjd.org/2024-01-04/fir…

“When we are looking at an increase in their yellowcake production, we're going to see more uranium in the air,” says Scott Clow, the environmental programs director for the tribe. Listen here:

At a Shiprock Chapter meeting this Wednesday, officials will vote on a resolution that calls for independent oversight of cleanup efforts after an oil spill north of town, as well as an investigation into the cause of the incident. Chris Clements ksjd.org/podcast/ksjd-l…

On Friday, a Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Council Member was indicted by a grand jury for 12 counts of alleged sexual abuse and assault that took place on the reservation in southwest Colorado. Chris Clements ksjd.org/podcast/ksjd-l…

The EPA has announced that it reached a multi-million dollar settlement with the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority that means the NTUA has agreed to improve wastewater treatment facilities in Chinle, Kayenta and Tuba City, Arizona. ksjd.org/podcast/ksjd-l…

The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe says they were never meaningfully consulted by the state of Colorado about the reintroduction of gray wolves or the potential consequences it could have for tribal ranchers on the West Slope. KSJD Radio ksjd.org/2024-01-22/col…

After nearly 20 years of keeping Montezuma County informed, the final issue of the Four Corners Free Press recently hit newsstands across Cortez and the Four Corners region. ksjd.org/2024-01-27/all…

Farmers, landowners and local government agencies will come together on Wednesday in Towaoc, on the Ute Mountain Ute reservation, for the latest listening session on a plan to protect and manage the Mancos River. ksjd.org/podcast/ksjd-l…

Delbert Anderson is rallying musicians from the Four Corners to perform his compositions, where one note comes every few months. In Farmington, New Mexico, Anderson teaches the community about the historical impact of the Long Walk of the Navajo. ksjd.org/2024-01-04/nav…

20 years after the murder of a Native American man on the Ute Mountain Ute reservation, the FBI says it’s offering a new $10,000 reward for any information about the crime. ksjd.org/podcast/ksjd-l…