The Fort Garland Museum and Cultural Center is a 2023 National Medal finalist! Visitors can explore life in a 19th century military fort, see five original adobe buildings, and discover Colorado’s role in the Civil War. #IMLSmedals@HistoryColorado
The Fort Garland Museum is in the San Luis Valley at the base of Mount Blanca, one of the four sacred mountains of the Diné (Navajo). The valley is the ancestral homelands to several indigenous nations including the Ute, Jicarilla Apache, and Navajo. #IMLSmedals@HistoryColorado
The grounds at the Fort Garland Museum come alive every year with a variety of programs, exhibitions, and festivals for visitors of all ages! #IMLSmedals@HistoryColorado
The opening of Merciless Indian Savages included a performance by Dineh Tah’ Navajo Dancers, poetry reading/discussion w/ artist Gregg Deal, poet Jessica Helen Lopez, & students from the Native American Community Academy. Photo credit Patrick Myers. #IMLSmedals@HistoryColorado
Unsilenced: Indigenous Enslavement in Southern Colorado opened at the Fort Garland Museum in collaboration with artist Chip Thomas and is one of the #museum’s core exhibits exploring the history of Indigenous enslavement. Photo credit Kim Marquez. #IMLSmedals@HistoryColorado
A community gathering of Buffalo Soldier descendants, community historians and artists kicks off community outreach for the upcoming exhibit, buffalo soldiers: revision, opening at the Fort Garland Museum on June 24, 2023. #IMLSmedals@HistoryColorado
@RepBoebert Good point. You wouldn't want to use the killings of residents in your own state to advance a political agenda (or raise money). https://t.co/blgcEykDS4