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5 Colorado Native American boarding schools linked to Department of Interior report
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A first-of-its-kind federal study of Native American boarding schools around the U.S. that for over a century sought to assimilate Indigenous children into white society has identified more than 500 student deaths at the institutions so far, but officials say that figure could grow exponentially as research continues. The Interior Department report released Wednesday expands…
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Colo. tribal advocates appeal to Congress to preserve Native American languages
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WASHINGTON – A Colorado senator and tribal advocates added their support to a plea to Congress on Wednesday to help preserve Native American languages. The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held a hearing to consider methods for preserving quickly disappearing Native American languages that are vanishing as their speakers become increasingly assimilated into mainstream America.…
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Local government’s handyman comes to the rescue
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You could call Mark Garcia a serial problem solver for Colorado’s city halls. One city hall after another, in fact. There was the San Luis Valley town of Center, where Garcia stepped in as town clerk and administrator in 2009 after the town’s previous clerk went to jail for tax fraud. There was Silverton, where…
