In late 2016, Raleigh Burleigh dropped in on KDNK News unannounced in pursuit of an internship. Four years later, having served as News Director and Program Director, he is departing from staff with invaluable experience, transformative frienships and a heart brimming with gratitude. What will happen next? Stay tuned!

Local elder, retired medical doctor and host of Shifting Gears William Evans has released Circulating Source Water . This monograph incorporates science, history and spirit to inform our predicament and offer new stories for life and healing on Earth. The book is available online and at Mana Foods in Carbondale.

Pieter Van Winkle is a men's group leader and coach living in Paonia. On Wednesday, April 29th at 6:30pm, he is teaching From Sweet to Sovereign: Raising Men of Character in an Age of Toxic Masculinity , a virtual workshop presented by Davi Nikent.

Whitney Will is a psychological astrologer, writer, and founder of Starhearth Astrology . She recently completed her M.A. in Counseling Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute and periodically contributes to The Sopris Sun. Here, she talks about her work and the unfurling transits of our poetic sky.

En octubre de 2019, Chilenxs por todo el país salieron a protestar el gobierno actual y la constitución adoptada bajo la dictadura militar de Pinochet en 1980. Culminó con una marcha de más que un millón de personas el día 25 de octubre en Santiago de Chile. Ahora en marzo 2020, las protestas están arrancando con una energía renovada. Aquí, desde el Campamento Climático: Pueblos Contra el Terricidio , nos cuenta una joven de Coyhaique , Chile sobre este movimiento.

En principios de febrero, organización Movimiento de Mujeres Indígenas por el Buen Vivir convocó un campamento climático en el Lof Mapuche Pillán Mahuiza. Convergieron mucha gente de muchas naciones para hablar sobre el " terricidio" y cómo enfrentarlo. Esta entrevista introduce el concepto del " terricidio" con Dudu de Movimiento de Mujeres Indígenas por el Buen Vivir y Sek del Proceso de Liberación de la Madre Tierra .

On February 10, Campamento Climático: Pueblos Contra el Terricidio concluded with a march in Esquel, Argentina. Raleigh Burleigh shares audio from that event and defines the term "terricide." Tune in at 5am on Monday, February for a conversation in Spanish with Movimiento de Mujeres Indígenas por el Buen Vivir and Proceso de Liberación por la Madre Tierra .

In early February, Mujeres Indígenas por el Buen Vivir hosts a climate camp at Mapuche Lof Pillañ Mahuiza in Argentina. KDNK's Raleigh Burleigh interprets an interview with Weychafe Moira Millán from 2019 to set the context for this upcoming, international gathering of indigenous peoples in defense of life on Earth.

On October 1 st , the Town of Carbondale Board of Trustees voted unanimously to recognize the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples' Day, rather than Columbus Day. The new event was inaugurated by historian and former Northern Ute Tribal Chairman Roland McCook, accompanied by drummers and dancers from the Ute Mountan Ute Tribe located in southwest Colorado. For archival audio of the event, beyond the highlights included in this program, click here .

Eleanor E. Yates was born in Denver, Colorado and has traveled the world painting murals. Ella is now channeling her creative positivity into creating Spirit-Up! It's a tabletop game that aims to inspire happiness and fun in its players. The community is invited to play a demo at the Third Street Center in the Senior Matters room on Thursday at 5pm, or Friday through Monday from 5:30 to 6:30pm.