Indigenous and Local History

Breve historia de los pueblos indígenas en el norte de Colorado

Austria Cohn and Sarahy Quintana • December 7, 2021

Fort Collins y el norte de Colorado pertenecían originalmente a los pueblos indígenas antes de la llegada de los colonos europeos, que llegaron y robaron la tierra.

A brief history of Indigenous peoples in Northern Colorado

Austria Cohn, News Reporter • December 1, 2021

Fort Collins and Northern Colorado originally belonged to Indigenous people prior to the arrival of European settlers, who came and stole the land.

A timeline of Indigenous and settler history in the Fort Collins area

Katrina Leibee, Editor-in-Chief • November 18, 2021

It was from 12,000 B.C. to 5500 B.C.E that the Clovis, Folsom, Agate Basin, Hell Cap, Cody, Firstview and Kersey cultural groups inhabited Northern Colorado.

LFTE: History is not black and white: Why we made this special edition

Katrina Leibee and Serena Bettis • November 17, 2021

As November is Indigenous History Month, and The Collegian staff has many history buffs in its midst, we wanted to create a special edition that would incorporate the history of this land and the stories of this City and campus that we call home. The intent of this publication is to learn and understand what came before us, while both celebrating and critiquing our roots, both at Colorado State University and in the Northern Colorado area.

5 books you should read on Indigenous history, perspectives

Ivy Secrest • November 17, 2021

It is so easy to practice mindless advocacy: speaking on behalf of groups you don't understand and can never be a part of. Indigenous groups are often included in this kind of allyship. It is easy...

The pandemic in Fort Collins a century ago

Hayden Hawley • November 17, 2021

COVID-19 has had a tremendous impact on all of our lives, the depth of which is yet to be fully understood. Just over 100 years ago, a surprisingly similar scourge fell upon the world: the 1918 influenza...

The roots of 122 W. Laurel St.

Bella Eckburg • November 16, 2021

In the building now home to The B&B Pickle Barrel Deli at 122 W. Laurel Street, which was purchased by Robert 'Bob' Piccaro and Brenda Smith in 1988, lies a history enveloped with musicality and international connection. Chris Eala, who was born in the Philippines, came to Fort Collins in the late 1950s at the urging of the Colorado State University music department, which recognized his gift of repairing musical instruments. The little shop became Chris’s Music store.

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