Plains Indians

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That’s Real Fortitude

Bent's Fort re-enactment will include everything short of outhouses.

Lessons from the Third Grade

Three years ago, Ashley was branded the worst elementary school in Denver. What’s changed? Everything.

Letters

Battle Cry

While historians search for the site of the Sand Creek Massacre, Laird Cometsevah listens to his ancestors.

Sticking Point

Step right up and get your gen-u-wine Ben Nighthorse knife!

Cheyenne Autumn

Rough Waters

The Animas-La Plata project is supposed to fulfill the government's promise to Colorado Utes. But tribal opponents worry it will leave the reservations high and dry.

BLAST FROM THE PAST

THESE HISTORY BUFFS PLAYED AT RE-CREATING THE OLD WEST--BUT THIS GUNSHOT WAS ALL TOO REAL.ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST THEY WANTED TO RESURRECT THE PAST. INSTEAD, THEY GOT A THOROUGHLY MODERN LAWSUIT.