Mesa Verde Voices

Mesa Verde Voices
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A podcast connecting modern people to those who lived in the Mesa Verde Region hundreds of years ago.

  1. 04/17/2025

    Season 6 Episode 5: A Season of Change

    While the mission of the National Park Service is to preserve and protect our nation’s natural and cultural resources for future generations, this doesn’t mean that the methods of preservation are stagnant. Over the past decade, park staff at Mesa Verde National Park have taken steps to tell a more accurate, truthful, and equitable story of the people who once lived on this landscape. Picuris Pueblo: www.visitpicuris.com Zuni Pueblo: www.ashiwi-museum.org Acoma Pueblo: www.acomaskycity.org Hopi: hopi.org/hopi-sites/ Episode sources: www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s6e5-a-season-of-change

    38 min
  2. Season 6 Episode 4: Winter

    04/10/2025

    Season 6 Episode 4: Winter

    Winter is a crucial time of year for both the landscape and humans of Mesa Verde. While this is generally a time for rest, reflection, and community, the people living at Mesa Verde would not have been sitting idly by waiting for spring. Picuris Pueblo: www.visitpicuris.com Zuni Pueblo: www.ashiwi-museum.org Acoma Pueblo: www.acomaskycity.org Episode sources: www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s6e4-winter

    34 min
  3. Season 6 Episode 3: Fall

    04/03/2025

    Season 6 Episode 3: Fall

    As the autumn winds bring cooler weather and vibrant colors to the Mesa Verde landscape, this seasonal transition also brings a time of harvest, celebration of the growing season, and preparation for the long winter months ahead. Picuris Pueblo: www.visitpicuris.com Zuni Pueblo: www.ashiwi-museum.org Acoma Pueblo: www.acomaskycity.org Episode sources: www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s6e3-fall

    36 min

  4. 03/27/2025

    Season 6 Episode 2: Summer

    The summer time on the mesa would’ve been a busy time. The Ancestral Pueblo people were skilled farmers, growing staple crops of corn, beans, and squash through the practice of dryland farming - a tradition that has been passed down to their descendants still today. Hopi: https://hopi.org/hopi-sites/ Episode sources: www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s6e2-summer

    37 min
  5. Season 6 Episode 1: Spring

    03/20/2025

    Season 6 Episode 1: Spring

    In season 6, we're going to be talking about... the seasons. We'll be exploring the landscape of this special place as it transforms throughout the year. From how the plants, animals, and weather change, to how the lives of ancestral people would have shifted alongside these changes in the natural world, starting with Spring. - Ute Mountain Ute Tribe: www.utemountainutetribe.com - Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park: www.utemountaintribalpark.info - Episode sources: www.mesa-verde-voices.org/s6e1-summer

    31 min

  6. 02/16/2025

    Season 6 Trailer

    In season 6 we'll be talking about... the seasons.  We'll be exploring the Mesa Verde landscape as it transforms throughout the year - from how the plants, animals, and weather change, to how the lives of ancestral people would have shifted alongside these changes in the natural world.  And finally we'll hear about some big changes coming to the museum at Mesa Verde National Park. Episodes will be released weekly starting on the Spring Equinox - March 20th.

    1 min

  7. 09/23/2022

    Season 5 Episode 5: Storytelling

    The peoples of the Mesa Verde region and their descendants have found meaning and guidance in the stars for thousands of years. Storytelling is a big part of the descendants’ lives still today. The stars, moon, and sun are key elements of those stories, and their movement through the sky determine when certain stories are told throughout the year. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information on all the topics discussed in this episode, visit www.mesaverdevoices.org. For more information about International Dark Sky Parks, visit www.darksky.org. Mesa Verde Voices is produced by KSJD Community Radio Project in Cortez, Colorado, in collaboration with Mesa Verde National Park and the Mesa Verde Association. This season is made possible through a grant from Colorado Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the American Rescue Plan of 2021.

    36 min

  8. 09/16/2022

    Season 5 Episode 4: Star Watching

    There are as many names for the stars, planets, and constellations as there are languages and cultures on Earth. In this episode we hear some of the Navajo/Diné and Zuni names for some of the most prominent stars and constellations, and we hear about the 1054 Supernova that resulted in the Crab Nebula which can still be seen via telescope today. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information on all the topics discussed in this episode, visit www.mesaverdevoices.org. For more information about International Dark Sky Parks, visit www.darksky.org. Mesa Verde Voices is produced by KSJD Community Radio Project in Cortez, Colorado, in collaboration with Mesa Verde National Park and the Mesa Verde Association. This season is made possible through a grant from Colorado Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the American Rescue Plan of 2021.

    28 min
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A podcast connecting modern people to those who lived in the Mesa Verde Region hundreds of years ago.

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  • Creator
    Mesa Verde Voices
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2025
  • Episodes
    38
  • Rating
    Clean
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