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Feb. 6, 2026: How Colorado’s borderlands shape the US and Mexico today; Cowboys and East Indians

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A man in a brimmed hat is silhouetted in a room covered with black-and-white photographs of women in old-timey clothing.
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Ken Salazar is silhouetted at he looks on at photographs of indigenous Mexican women inside of the “Borderlands” exhibit at History Colorado on Mon. Feb. 2, 2026, in Denver, Colo.

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He’s been U.S. Senator, Interior Secretary, and Ambassador to Mexico. Now, Ken Salazar is donating his papers and many keepsakes to History Colorado. They paint a picture of his public service and of his family’s deep roots in The San Luis Valley. Then, a promise to high schoolers in the Gunnison Valley of free tuition to Western Colorado University. Plus, we "Raise the Curtain" on the new play "Cowboys and East Indians" with Fort Collins author Nina McConigley. And the Colorado Symphony debuts in NYC!