Local Motion: "We're still here": Celebrating National American Indian Heritage Month
On Local Motion, we celebrate Native American Indian Heritage Month.
We first pay a visit to the Ute Indian Museum in Montrose where KVNF's Cassie Knust meets CJ Brafford, the museum's director and care keeper.
The museum sits at the heart of traditional Ute territory. It was originally built in 1956 near the ranch of Uncompahgre leader Chief Ouray and his wife Chipeta. Administered by History Colorado, the museum and grounds are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
The grounds include Chief Ouray Memorial Park, the grave where Chipeta was buried after her death on reservation…
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