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Indigenous People's Day 2025 Indigenous People's Day 2025

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | Written by Mya Simon, Photographed by M'iitra Pino

Indigenous People's Day 2025

October rain does little to keep FLC from celebrating Indigenous culture 

Banging Heads in Buckley Park Banging Heads in Buckley Park

Thursday, October 2, 2025 | Mya Simon and Garrett Middleton

Banging Heads in Buckley Park

Locals share an inside look into Durango's metal scene. 

59th Annual Hozhoni Days Powwow 59th Annual Hozhoni Days Powwow

Friday, May 2, 2025 | Written by Junior Parrish, Photographed by Donovan Riley and Junior Parrish

59th Annual Hozhoni Days Powwow

An event that brings joy and beauty, Hozhoni Ambassadors and First Attendant said.

Home Away From Home

Anja Tabor

Exchange students at Fort Lewis shared their experiences. The ups, downs, and learning curves that come with studying abroad.

Imagine going back to school, but starting a semester in an entirely new country. To help exchange students feel welcome, the International Programs Office creates a starter kit with essentials so incoming students don’t have to worry about buying them when they arrive, Yuriko Miller, the Study Abroad Coordinator at Fort Lewis, said. The language barrier and different class styles...

Punks Rock!

Jimena Lopez

First-year students launch into the community of punk rock. 

Everyone has heard the jokes about attending a liberal arts school, but now there's even a class that teaches students how to be punk.  This is Fort Lewis College’s first year providing students with the opportunity to take a punk history class as their first year launch.  Through this course, first year students are able to learn music and culture, while finding the...

Martin Luther King Jr. March

Junior Parrish

Fort Lewis students and staff honor the civil rights leader

  President of the Black Student Union, Elijah Smith, waits for the Fort Lewis Community to join the Martin Luther King Jr March on Jan. 20. This march has been a tradition for several years, and Smith aims to keep the tradition going in honor of the students who made the Black Student Union and Resource Center possible, Smith said.   Sophomore, Native American...

Why Does the Sticker Stick with you?

Izzy Mora

From bumpers to bottles, Fort Lewis expresses itself through stickers

Stickers are everywhere and can tell a lot about a person, their passions, hobbies, memories, and experiences. For this story, The Indy left notes and messages on stickered cars, and approached students with stickers on their water bottles and computers in hopes of finding why they stuck.  The possibilities for stickers are endless, whether it is to support a brand or a group, or...

The Pursuit of Outdoor Inclusivity

Aleyna Kleinhaus

Indigenous Adventure fund helps close the gap on accessibility

Fort Lewis College, located in the mountains of Durango, sits right next door to expansive wilderness and is located near several state and national parks.  According to the 2023 Socioeconomic Research of National Park ServiceVisitors Data Collection, 91% of visitors were white, while 2% identified as Native American/Alaskan Native. Fort Lewis, an Indigenous-serving institution,...

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