The Center of Southwest Studies and Native Braids Storytelling Project will host a live podcast performance with professional speed skier Ross Anderson (Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Mescalero-Chiricahua Apache), who holds numerous national and world titles, and is currently still the fastest American on skis at 154.06 miles per hour. Anderson was raised in Durango and grew up skiing runs at Purgatory Resort, before finding a passion for speed skiing at the age of 22. Following an impressive career as a professional athlete, Anderson made history once again in 2023 when he became the first Native American to be inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.

Native Braids is a collaboration with KSUT and independent producer Adam Burke that brings together an array of Native American voices from across the Southwest through live storytelling events.