History

Note: This is an encore edition of Reader's Corner. The episode originally aired in January 2021. Few people have made decisions as momentous as Dwight…

Amache, a former Japanese incarceration camp in Colorado, is now officially part of the National Park system. Many survivors and descendants are excited about the news.

The Mountain West has a deep and rich history. Some local sites that tell our stories are now getting special recognition.

Several Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are advocating for more resources to preserve important historic sites like burial grounds and buildings. The hearing comes after major federal funding for these programs expired.

Idaho Matters takes a look back at one of the earliest groups to immigrate to Idaho, Asian Americans. From gold mining to railways to agriculture - these pioneers were among the first to make a lasting mark on the region.

This September history practitioners from all over will be coming to Idaho for the annual American Association for State and Local History Conference.

Indigenous art is often only viewed as a relic, a historical work of the past. But that’s not the case – their art and their people are present today. One Cochiti Pueblo artist showcases that concept in his latest exhibit.

The Biden administration has ordered a 20-year ban on new oil and gas development around Chaco Canyon in northwest New Mexico, a landscape considered sacred to many tribes.

Idaho Matters takes a look at the role hummingbirds have playing in our history, including their affect on the pre-Columbian Americas or even during World War II!

Indigenous art is often only viewed as a historical work of the past, but that art and the Indigenous people who make it are still present today. One Cochiti Pueblo artist showcases that concept in his latest exhibit at the History Colorado Museum in Denver.