During the late 1800s The Old Fort Lewis was a military fort and Federal Indian Boarding School. Today the land supports Fort Lewis College's Farmer Training and incubator programs. Brandon Francis, a scientist and seed keeper reflects on the Old Fort, the land and the significance of blue corn to Diné people.

This story was originally produced for KDUR Durango by Jamie Wanzek.

• (00:00:19) - Introduction at the Old Fort in Hesperus
• (00:01:27) - A Sacred, Tragic History of Resilience
• (00:02:17) - The 4,000-Year Tradition of Blue Corn
• (00:02:58) - The Bluebird Legend and Planting with Family
• (00:03:40) - Snow, Sprouting Seeds, and Faith

Several decades ago, working class neighborhoods lined the Animas River in Durango. Today, these spaces are parks and pickle ball courts. But during the 1950s this was once a hub of industry including uranium milling. One family shares how their story connects to the toxic legacy of Durango’s industrial past.

• (00:00:01) - Finding La Planta's old neighborhood
• (00:01:42) - Life in a working-class riverside community
• (00:03:42) - Displacement and demolition of the neighborhoods
• (00:06:13) - A family history of cancer
• (00:08:15) - Questioning the cause: cancer clusters and suspicion
• (00:10:13) - Durango's industrial and uranium mill legacy
• (00:12:07) - Public health findings and radioactive contamination
• (00:13:00) - Environmental racism and nuclear colonialism
• (00:15:05) - Downwinders, compensation, and unrecognized victims
• (00:16:27) - From toxic sites to parks: erasure and amnesia
• (00:17:51) - Fighting for justice and remembering the past
• (00:20:03) - Credits and closing

Advocates say Immigration and Customs Enforcement is abusing loopholes in a Colorado law, SB20-83, which limits where ICE agents can make arrests connected to courthouses.

This story was originally produced for KDUR Durango and Rocky Mountain Community Radio.

• (00:00:00) - Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition says ICE is making arrests at courth