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What makes the Keystone process so unique? In this episode, we delve into Bob Craig’s model of collaborative problem-solving that brought together scientists, policymakers, and industry leaders to tackle contentious issues. From pioneering dialogues on energy policy to empowering Native American tribes, Bob’s legacy continues to inspire Keystone’s mission today. Learn how his leadership turned division into progress and set the stage for the organization’s remarkable impact over the last 50 years.

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Discover how Bob Craig’s respect for science and belief in dialogue as a tool for progress laid the groundwork for the Keystone Policy Center. This episode traces the steps from Bob’s time at the Aspen Institute to the creation of the Keystone process. Featuring stories from the center’s earliest days, we’ll explore how Bob’s commitment to neutrality and innovation helped Keystone address complex issues like nuclear waste management and biotechnology in ways that were ahead of their time.

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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Keystone Policy Center. In 2025, we will embark on a year-long celebration, highlighting its most impactful and foundational achievements. We’ll explore the organization’s journey from its innovative beginnings to its ongoing legacy of collaborative problem-solving. In this first episode, we explore the extraordinary life of Bob Craig, the founder of the Keystone Policy Center. From his early days as a mountaineer, including his harrowing experience on the 1953 K2 expedition, to his service in World War II and the Korean War, Bob’s adventures shaped his philosophy of resilience and collaboration. Hear from Bob himself, along with reflections from those who knew him best, as we uncover how his love for the mountains and the arts influenced his groundbreaking approach to problem-solving.

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The creation of the Kwiyagat Community Academy is the cornerstone of Growing Ute Futures, but it is not the only impact of the endeavor. Growing Ute Futures is an education masterplan for the entire community as there are so many more families with students –from Kindergarten all through high school—who don’t attend KCA than do. Growing Ute Futures serves students and families of the entire community to provide more opportunities for all students of Towaoc and strengthen the future of the community. In this final episode in our four-part series, we detail the additional wrap-around services provided by the Growing Ute Futures Initiative.

Listen: Culture and Curriculum: The Story of Growing Ute Futures Part 1

Listen: Culture and Curriculum: The Story of Growing Ute Futures Part 2

Listen: Culture and Curriculum: The Story of Growing Ute Futures Part 3

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Kwiyagat Community Academy officially opened in 2021 and was finally able to put into practice what had previously just been an abstract plan – a culture-based curriculum grounded in Ute traditions that also delivers a modern academic education to prepare young students for the world. When you hear the world trailblazing—that’s exactly what this approach is. But the school would only get one shot to implement this approach and prove that it would work. In part three of our four-part series on the Growing Ute Futures initiative, we discuss the results of the Kwiyagat Community Academy.

Listen: Culture and Curriculum: The Story of Growing Ute Futures Part 1

Listen: Culture and Curriculum: The Story of Growing Ute Futures Part 2

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In the second part of our four-part series on the Growing Ute Futures initiative, we highlight the bold steps taken by Tribal leaders and their partners to upend generations of educational missed opportunities: the creation of the state’s first-ever tribal-run charter school operation on an Indian Reservation. This is the story of the creation of the Kwiyagat Community Academy.

Listen: Culture and Curriculum: The Story of Growing Ute Futures Part 1

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In 2020, at the direction of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Council, educators, and families, Keystone Policy Center began facilitating strategic planning to develop an innovative, culturally-based education system for students and their families on the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation. A central pillar of this plan was integrating Ute arts, language, and culture into all levels of education, embedded within a curriculum that focused on science, technology, engineering, (Native) arts, and math. The project that eventually emerged became known as Growing Ute Futures, and it aims to provide an innovative, student-focused model of learning and support for all students of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. But to understand the monumental task this education-centered initiative would be, we first have to revisit the history of education for American Indian and Indigenous children in this country. In this first of a four-part series, we outline the grim realities faced by Indigenous children who were forcibly removed from their families and cultural environments to attend federally run boarding schools and how the culture of assimilation continued even when the boarding schools ended.

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We're thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2023 Keystone Leadership Award. Keystone Policy Center established the Keystone Leadership Awards in 1994 to recognize extraordinary leadership by individuals and organizations whose work embraces our model, spirit, and mission of creating lasting solutions through strategic collaboration. Keystone honors individuals and organizations within its areas of work as well as recognizes leaders in government and the media who create impact in the public interest.

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