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The lonely life of Colorado's last sheepherders

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The lonely life of Colorado's last sheepherders

RMPBS News: 2024 Episode 21 | 9m 39s | CC

Colorado’s 330 sheepherders work alone in the remote forests and deserts of Colorado with minimal oversight. They’re more vulnerable and abused than other farmworkers in the state — and for decades, it’s kept labor advocates worried.

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