History Colorado

In 2021, Nicki Gonzales became Colorado's first-ever Latina state historian. Her work continues to help us understand Colorado’s cultural landscape and lesser-known pieces of history. We hear from her today on In The NoCo.

Rich historical accounts of Black life abound in many parts of the country. But in Colorado, there’s still a lot to learn about Black history. Today on In The NoCo, we hear from a curator at History Colorado who is working to uncover those stories.

As recently as the 1970s, Black Coloradans relied on green book sites when they were traveling. Today on In The NoCo, we learn about these safe havens and the push to uncover more of these historic places.

As recently as the 1970s, Black Coloradans relied on green book sites when they were traveling. Today on In The NoCo, we learn about the safe havens and the push to uncover and register more of these historic places.

Some Coloradans are for the first time confronting a hard truth about our recent past. A new state report uncovers the abuse and death that occurred at Indian boarding schools here well into the 1960s. In The NoCo unwraps some of this reckoning and the process of healing.

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.

Indigenous art is often only viewed as a historical work of the past, but that art and the Indigenous people who make it are still present today. One Cochiti Pueblo artist showcases that concept in his latest exhibit at the History Colorado Museum in Denver.

Black Americans used the Green Book in the mid-1900s to find safe places to travel. Now an organization in the Mountain West is highlighting many of these locations.

The Black History Trail app from History Colorado showcases Black pioneers, including Barney Ford. He escaped slavery and went on to champion civil rights.