Voices of the Past: Remembering the Sheepherders of the San Juans (Part 1)

Voices of the Past: Remembering the Sheepherders of the San Juans (Part 1)

Author: The Local NEWS Network May 20, 2026 Duration: 2:52
Southwest Colorado's mountains are celebrated today as a playground — but for Peggy Montaño, they have always meant something more. As a descendant of Hispano sheepherders with deep roots on both sides of her family in northern New Mexico and the Ignacio area, Peggy grew up understanding these peaks as a place of labor, sacrifice, and identity. In this podcast episode, she reflects on why she felt called to write and share this story — and why she believes understanding the full history of a ...

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Voices of the Past: Saving a Castle in the Clouds (Part 2) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:28
High on the slopes of Galena Mountain at 12,500 feet, the Old Hundred Mine's 1908 boarding house stood as a testament to the audacity of Colorado's early miners — until decades of heavy snow and neglect brought two-third…
Voices of the Past: Saving a Castle in the Clouds (Part 1) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:53
Beverly Rich was born in Silverton in 1950 and has been involved with the local Historical Society since she was 14 — making her one of the most dedicated keepers of San Juan County's storied past. In her article, Rescui…
Voices of the Past: A Different Perspective (Part 2) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:55
Native historian Johnny Valdez sheds light on a largely untold chapter of Colorado's history — the Brunot Agreement of 1873 and the treaties that transferred Ute ancestral lands to the United States government. Writing f…
Voices of the Past: A Different Perspective (Part 1) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:12
How do we get to where we are — and how important is every little story? Native historian Johnny Valdez reminds us that we are each the product of a hundred generations, and that any one of those stories going differentl…
Beyond the Headlines: Karen & Camille [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 16:49
Karen Tarango and Camille Kropf run an Instagram page dedicated to documenting their quest to eat at every restaurant in the Four Corners.
Beyond the Headlines: Rotem Ishay [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:48
Rotem Ishay is a multiple-time cycling National Champion. Now retired, he's passing down his years of professional experience to the next generation.
Beyond the Headlines: Tami Graham [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:22
Tami Graham is the Executive Director at KSUT Public Radio in Ignacio, Colorado. KSUT is one of the radio stations joining the NPR lawsuit of the Trump administration over the President's order to freeze funding to the C…