| City and Arapaho and Cheyenne Tribal Representatives seek input on land stewardship plan
The City of Boulder extends its gratitude to Arapaho and Cheyenne Tribal Representatives for their guidance in developing a draft concept stewardship plan for open space land with a direct community connection to the Sand Creek Massacre.
The city and Arapaho and Cheyenne Tribal Representatives welcome community feedback on a draft concept plan – based on a collaborative vision to “Heal the Land, Heal the People” – through an online questionnaire that will be open through Sunday, April 7.
The city encourages community members to read the concept plan and share their input today.
The draft concept plan provides recommendations for how the city – with continuing guidance from Tribal Representatives – will care for land northeast of Boulder where Fort Chambers likely stood. The fort, which was allowed to disintegrate, was likely located near Boulder Creek east of 63rd Street and south of Jay Road.
From Aug. 28 to Sept. 16, 1864, more than 100 Boulder-area men of Company D of the Third Colorado Calvary Regiment trained at Fort Chambers. The men of Company D later participated in the murder of 10 Cheyenne People on Oct. 9, 1864, and atrocities against peaceful Arapaho and Cheyenne People at the Sand Creek Massacre on Nov. 29, 1864.
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| City-Tribal Nation event canceled because of snow, but that didn't stop dancing and singing in Boulder
Unfortunately, heavy snow this month canceled "The Peoples' Crossing: Honoring Relationships with Tribal Nations," an event the city had been planning with Tribal Nations for months. Despite the weather, Tribal Nation Representatives and singers and dancers who were in Boulder before the snow came still celebrated their traditions, cultures and histories with songs and dancing.
We extend our deep appreciation to Tribal Representatives for helping us plan "The Peoples' Crossing: Honoring Relationships with Tribal Nations" and plan to discuss the possibility of rescheduling the event with Tribal Representatives. We also want to thank singers and dancers from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes for helping the city and Tribal Representatives honor and strengthen relationships with Tribal Nations despite the weather.
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