Editing Fort Lewis College (section)

=== Reconciliation efforts ===
In 2019, Fort Lewis College formed the Committee on FLC History to examine its connection to the [[Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative|federal Indian boarding school]] system. The college has since undertaken initiatives including listening sessions, community engagement, and institutional changes aimed at [[Reconciliation (United States Congress)|reconciliation]]. In partnership with the [[Southern Ute Indian Reservation|Southern Ute Indian Tribe]] and the [[Ute Mountain Ute Tribe]], FLC supported legislation<ref>{{Citation |last=Coram |first=Don |title=Native American Boarding Schools |issue=HB22-1327 |url=https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb22-1327 |access-date=2024-12-10 |last2=Moreno |first2=Dominick |last3=McLachlan |first3=Barbara |last4=Herod |first4=Leslie}}</ref> investigating the impacts of [[Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative|federal Indian boarding schools]] in [[Colorado]]. The Board of Trustees reaffirmed its commitment to reconciliation in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commitment to Reconciliation {{!}} Board of Trustees {{!}} Fort Lewis College |url=https://www.fortlewis.edu/about-flc/leadership/board-of-trustees/agendas-minutes/resolutions/commitment-to-reconciliation |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=www.fortlewis.edu}}</ref>

In 2025, the Fort Lewis College Board of Trustees named Heather Shotton the new college president, making her the first Indigenous person to hold the position. Shotton, who is [[Cheyenne people|Cheyenne]] and [[Kiowa people|Kiowa]] and a citizen of the [[Wichita people|Wichita & Affiliated Tribes]], had previously served as FLC's Vice President of Diversity Affairs.<ref>{{cite web |first1=Clark |last1=Adomatis |date=April 28, 2025 |title=Fort Lewis College names its first Indigenous president |url=https://www.ksjd.org/2025-04-28/fort-lewis-college-names-its-first-indigenous-president |website=ksjd.org |publisher=Four Corners Public Radio}}</ref>