Indigenous
Shield Rock Art Site
The Shield Site dates to 1200 A.D., and is in an area that has some of the oldest Native American pictographs and petroglyphs in the state. As part of the area’s Canyon Pintado Project, the site falls into phase II ofthe trail and interpretive installation...
Southern Ute Boarding School Campus
The Southern Ute Boarding School Campus (SUBSC) reflects a difficult and multi-faceted story of the Indian Boarding School Era within Colorado and American history. The federal government’s efforts to control, contain, and civilize the oldest, longest continuous...
Native American Wickiups
Conical brush homes constructed from living trees, bark, and brush, wickiups are primarily associated with Colorado’s Ute People, an indigenous group that dates from prehistoric times to the latter 19th century. As a result of the Utes’ increased migratory lifestyle...
Lafayette Head Home & Ute Indian Agency
Lafayette Head Home & Ute Indian Agency is a rare and historically significant site in the San Luis Valley that reflects the cultural convergence, political change, and territorial development that shaped early Colorado. Built in 1855 by Lafayette Head, the...
Chimney Rock National Monument
In southwestern Colorado stands the “Ultimate Outlier”, one of the most remarkable examples of the Chacoan culture’s organizational structure. Chaco Canyon served as the ceremonial center for more than 200 independent communities linked by economic, political, and...