 Another element of the TI’s arts program was the Radio Futures project, which over five years saw more than 75 original radio plays performed on Telluride’s community radio station, KOTO .In 1991, the late anthropologist and author Dr. Alfonso Ortiz , founded the TI’s Native American Writers and Artists Forum, which offers a unique opportunity for distinguished Native writers, artists and educators to explore issues of craft and culture, as well as to lead and publish discussions about the future of their communities.This forum gave rise to the Native American Writers in Schools residency program, which sponsors Native writers and artists to work with Native high school students in week-long workshops in school .