Angelika Albaladejo joined Denver7 in January 2023 as part of the Scripps News Journalism Journey Initiative aimed at bringing print journalists into the world of TV news.
DENVER — “Before this was Colorado, before this was Denver, this was Indian Country,” said Rick Waters, who helps run the Denver Indian Center, a social service organization helping the American Indian and Alaska Native community for more than 50 years.
“This is a community that's vibrant and thriving and surviving right here amongst us,” he said."This is Native American Heritage Month. But for me and many of my friends and colleagues, every day is Native American Heritage Day," he said. David Wright and Josh Espinoza both teach the Honoring Fatherhood course, after going through the program as students themselves.
When Espinoza first joined the Denver Indian Center, he was a single father looking for food assistance. Once he took the Honoring Fatherhood course, he said he learned to put aside his pride and ego and feel comfortable reaching out for help. Now, as a teacher of the course, he said he’s gained a deeper sense of who he is and what’s important to him.“I like to think of the idea of just being a better person every day, and helping others,” Espinoza said.
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