Colorado State Historian

Nicki Gonzales became Colorado’s first Latina state historian in 2021. History is a lifelong vocation for the Regis University professor, one that has helped her pay tribute to her family’s legacy and inform her own identity. And her work has helped provide us with a fuller picture of Colorado's cultural landscape and sometimes problematic past. We talk with Gonzales on today's episode.

Colorado's State Historian, Dr. Claire Oberon Garcia, joined KUNC's Nikole Robinson Carroll to discuss the unique perspective she brings to her new role.