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Marisela Ballesteros ran unopposed for a seat on the Gunnison City Council earlier this month. She will be sworn in on December 12 as the first city council member from the Cora Indigenous group in the council's history.

Dia de los Muertos is an ancient cultural tradition that has strong roots in Mexico. Many of our Northern Colorado communities celebrate the holiday. We learn more about its significance on In The NoCo.

Reporting on underrepresented communities requires care and nuance. The journalists who come from those communities often cover them with that requisite perspective. Latina journalist Lori Lizarraga of NPR's Code Switch discusses this and more on today’s episode of In the NoCo.

El brazo del diablo or "the devil's arm"; el cortito or "the short one"; or just "back breaker" are all terms used to describe a short-handled hoe tool which is now illegal in Colorado but was once used to cultivate agricultural fields all around the state.

Rep. Yadira Caraveo is Colorado’s first Latina member of Congress, representing the newly drawn 8th Congressional District. The pediatrician and daughter of Mexican immigrants discusses how her upbringing and life experiences have informed her work as a physician — and now as a member of Congress.

National Hispanic Heritage Month recognizes the contributions and cultures of diverse Hispanic American communities in the United States. Communities across Northern Colorado are ready to celebrate with everything from local music shows to children's craft programs.

Dazzle Denver's new location in the Denver Center for the Performing Arts honors the city's music legacy through carefully curated artwork.

Sunday's event at the Denver Art Museum is part of the opening of a new exhibit featuring the artistic and cultural significance of lowriders, skateboards and other stylized modes of transportation in the American Southwest.

After school administrators said she could not wear a custom stole to graduation, Naomi Peña Villasano filed a lawsuit against the Garfield County School District No. 16. Peña Villasano wore her stole, decorated with both the Mexican and American flags, to the graduation ceremony on Saturday.

Mexican citizens living in the United States are now able to apply for a matricula consular at any consulate office.