Writing and Activism

Since 1998, Dr. Jones has been Principal Investigator at the Bauu Institute and Press in Boulder, CO, where he is also the Editor of Indigenous People's Issues & Resources, a Bauu Institute publication. Dr. Jones has served as a research analyst and lead cultural anthropologist for National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) studies, Environmental Impact Studies (EIS), Natural Resource Damage Assessments (NRDA), Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) studies, and other federal, state, and National Parks level documents and management reports.

Dr. Jones has been the editor for four scholarly publications, and has been the author or co-author of a total of twenty-two books, book chapters, and journal articles, principally on cultural anthropology  and psychology of Native America. Dr. Jones has authored or co-authored several dozen commissioned technical reports, including several on natural resource management for the National Park Service, and on cultural and natural resource management for a number of Native American tribal groups. He has written forty-six entries in the Encyclopedia of World History, Volumes 2-4, and additionally has authored nine reviews of books on indigenous people's cultural history and psychological studies. Between 2001 and 2008, Dr. Jones participated in fourteen scholarly conferences, and he has won a total of sixteen grants, fellowships, contracts, and academic awards.

A native of Colorado, Dr. Jones was born in the state and has lived there for most of his life. His parents are of Welsh, Norwegian, and Choctow ancestry. Currently he lives in the foothills of Colorado's Rocky Mountains, where he writes, conducts research, and plays in the mountains with his wife, Tara.

Telemark Skiing, Climbing, and Trail Running

Who is the Rocky Mountain Raider? Good question. I'm a native of Colorado, and have been running, climbing, and telemark skiing in the Rocky Mountains and beyond for my entire life.

I grew up cross country skiing on the trails around Brainard Lake outside of Ward, Colorado. Later, I became a professional snowboarder, riding for Kemper, Sims, and then Morrow. I was on the alternative Olympic Team for the 1998 Nagano Games, and was one of the first to snowboard many of the classic "ski" lines in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, such as the Holy Cross Colouir back in 1994. Now I'm a serious telemark skier who loves to haul big fat skis into the backcountry, freeheel switch, and float down powder fields.

I've been climbing and bouldering for over 18 years - I prefer undone, obscure, no-name places and routes. The more remote, the better. I've climbed sport routes up to 5.13b, trad routes up to 5.12, mountaineering routes up to Grade VI, and boulders up to V12.

Oh ya, I'm also a big mountain trail runner. Back in 1995 I held the world record for the fastest person to run all of Colorado's Fourteeners (14ners), completing the marathon run in 16 days, 13 hours, and 43 minutes. Of course, I didn't have a support crew, nor did I have multiple cars, drivers, and the like. Just me and a friend going full out. I think it is still one of the fastest times for a solo, unsupported attempt at all of the 14ers.

I wrote a book called "Colorado Front Range Alpine Trail Running Guide" back in 2003. It is now out of print, but a few coveted copies can still be found in used bookstores.

That is the quick and dirty. Maybe later I'll add more, but right now the mountains are calling!