Voices of the Past: Remembering the Sheepherders of the San Juans (Part 2)
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Peggy Montaño reflects on the legacy of sheepherders in the San Juan Mountains through her family's history.
Long before the roads came to Southwest Colorado's high country, the San Juan Mountains were shaped by the labor and lives of Hispano and Basque sheepherders who drove their flocks through these rugged passes each season. In this video, Peggy Montaño reflects on that deep legacy through her own written words — one that runs through her own family across multiple generations. Drawing on oral history, on-the-ground exploration of ancestral sites, and collaboration with Forest Service researcher...
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