Sand Creek Massacre

Members of the Westernaires Interpretive Indian Dancing group leave the arena after their presentation at the Horsecapades Annual Fundraising Show at the Events Center at National Western Complex on Oct. 19, 2024 in Denver. (Photo By Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)

Westernaires end Native American dancing program after decades of Indigenous pushback

By Elizabeth Hernandez

February 24, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The Westernaires have been teaching horsemanship to kids in Colorado and performing equine entertainment with...

Paint Mines Interpretive Park near Calhan is an easy trail that provides scenery found in few places in Colorado. (Denver Post file photo)

Skip the busy Colorado mountains in the winter. Instead, go east.

By R. Scott Rappold

January 15, 2026 at 10:19 a.m.

Many Coloradans shrug off the Eastern Plains as flat and boring compared to the majestic...

FILE – Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, R-Colo., chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, delivers a parting statement to witness Michael Scanlon, President of Capitol Campaign Strategies, as he takes the fifth at an oversight hearing on the In Re tribal lobbying matters in Washington, Nov. 17, 2004. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Ben Nighthorse Campbell foretold of Denver’s elites and backlash to Democrats (抖阴ap)

By Dave Marston

January 8, 2026 at 10:32 a.m.

A major irritant for Campbell, Ken Lane recalled, was what the senator called the 鈥渆litist鈥�...

The Cherokee Power Plant looms in the background of Riverside Cemetery in Denver, on Feb. 3, 2025, where several trees have died due to disease and drought. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Colorado’s ghosts and monsters stalk Riverside Cemetery

By John Wenzel

October 31, 2025 at 7:30 a.m.

Time has not smiled kindly on the grubby, unique graveyard along the South Platte River.

Hot Springs State Park in Thermopolis, Wyo. (Melissa Kopka Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Protect our sacred waters from Wyoming’s commercialization (抖阴ap)

By William C鈥橦air

July 10, 2025 at 6:01 a.m.

"We fear Wyoming's plans for Hot Springs State Park will turn our sacred springs into...

Park Ranger Emma Brewer, top, helps David Henderson of Oliver, Missouri, with directions at the Alpine Visitor Center in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado on June 25, 2025. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum recently called for signs to be posted at all national parks, monuments, and historic sites encouraging visitors to provide feedback. One of the new signs, featuring a QR code for guests to scan, is displayed at the center of the visitor center鈥檚 front desk. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Signs posted at National Park Service sites seen as threats to ‘whitewash’ dark side of Colorado history

By John Meyer

July 1, 2025 at 3:28 p.m.

Action stems from a Donald Trump executive order aimed at "restoring truth and sanity to...

Old bottles and ceramic cups that were found on the property are displayed on a shelf inside the North London Mill Office hut near Mosquito Pass near Alma on March 9, 2025. Historic Preservation Funds were used to help restore the hut. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Congress threatens Colorado heritage by eliminating historic preservation funding (抖阴ap)

By Dawn DiPrince

June 24, 2025 at 4:25 p.m.

Congress is currently debating a budget that could have irreversible consequences for Colorado鈥檚 cultural heritage....

Teresa Zoltanski prays and shows her respects in front of a photo of Pope Francis placed to the left of the altar during mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver on April 21, 2025. The mass was held to mark the passing of Pope Francis, 88, who died of a stroke and irreversible heart failure said the Vatican. He was a humble reformer who sought to make the Catholic Church more inclusive and clashed with world leaders over the rights of immigrants. He died Easter Monday following a lengthy bout of double pneumonia, the Vatican said. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Pope Francis’s kindness, compassion set the mold for Cardinals to follow (Letters)

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April 23, 2025 at 11:01 a.m.

"I hope the Cardinals are inspired to pick the next pope who will also live...

Boxes of ammunition sit on the counter at Sportsmans Arms in Petaluma, Calif. Gun enthusiasts alarmed by the push by President Barack Obama and several states for stronger gun-control laws are stockpiling ammunition.

Moving gun ammunition behind the counter, Polis’ first veto and more from the Colorado legislature this week

By The Denver Post

April 19, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Gun ammunition sold in Colorado must be kept behind counters or in locked shelves starting...

A scale replica of the Sand Creek Massacre memorial planned for installation at the Colorado State Capitol. The Colorado General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution approving its installation Monday. It is being created by sculptor Gerald Anthony Shippen. (Image courtesy of Gerald Anthony Shippen via the Sand Creek Massacre Foundation)

Legislature approves Sand Creek Massacre memorial for Colorado Capitol

By Nick Coltrain

April 15, 2025 at 12:19 p.m.

The statue, by sculptor Gerald Anthony Shippen, will depict the Cheyenne and Arapaho chiefs Black...

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