Clark Adomaitis
ReporterClark Adomaitis is a shared radio reporter for KSUT in Ignacio, CO, and KSJD in Cortez, CO for the Voices from the Edge of the Colorado Plateau project.
He covers stories that focus on underrepresented voices from the Four Corners region including the Southern Ute tribe, the Ute Mountain Ute tribes, the Navajo Nation, the LGBTQ+ community, the Latinx community, and high school students.
In 2024, Clark won several awards from the Colorado Broadcasters Association, and his stories have aired on NPR stations nationwide.
Originally from New York City, he graduated from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY in 2021, where he reported sound-rich stories on the state of recycling and composting in the city. Before his graduate studies, he wrote lifestyle spreads for the City College of New York's Campus Magazine about local food and drink. In his free time, he produces experimental hip-hop music.
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The 9-R School District banned flags in response to a parental complaint. Community support influenced board members’ decision to remove the ban.
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A group fenced off over 1400 acres of National Forest land north of Mancos in southern Colorado this week, triggering a backlash from the local community and accusations of a land grab.
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A new Netflix film follows the Chuska Warriors, a high school basketball team from a town on the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. A Shiprock-based designer created the team’s basketball uniforms, which reclaim Native American imagery.
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The Fort Lewis College Center of Southwest Studies has been hosting an exhibit featuring Indigenous artists’ interpretations of Star Wars art.
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The Southern Ute Fair marked its 102nd anniversary in Ignacio recently, with a blend of old and new traditions, including a heavy metal concert featuring an all-Indigenous lineup. This type of music holds a special place in tribal communities.
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Former President of the Navajo Nation Jonathan Nez is running for Congress in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District, challenging the incumbent Republican Eli Crane.
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The annual Santa Fe Indian Market brought 100,000 visitors and artists from more than 200 tribes. Many artists from the Four Corners region tabled at the event.
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A Southern Ute organization hosted a youth fashion show alongside an annual art market and juried show. Tribal youth and families showed off handmade and back-to-school outfits.
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A historic railroad in southwest Colorado is entering a new era. The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad has served the Four Corners region since the 1880s. A few months ago, the railroad ran its last coal-burning engine and completed its switch to oil-burning locomotives. The switch began in 2018 in response to growing concerns about long-term drought conditions, the changing climate, and a devastating wildfire.
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An energy company has started hauling truckloads of uranium ore from Arizona to Utah this week. The Navajo Nation, battling a legacy of abandoned uranium mines on its reservation, deployed police to try to stop the trucks. The move marks an untested legal situation regarding tribal jurisdiction over state and federal highways.