Let’s honor their ancestors

oulder has benefited directly from Indian removal policies”(as stated in our own Indigenous People’s Day resolution) and with that benefit, Boulder has purchased land, such as the site near Valmont and 63rd Street. In this instance, we can honor the land which has come to us through unearned benefit by encouraging Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks to designate this particular site as a place for all of us to face our history and celebrate the indigenous people who are connected to this land today, all with the guidance of Arapaho leaders.

Paula Palmer’s recent guest opinion presented a call to honesty and action that I hope was heard by Boulder City Council and Open Space and Mountain Parks.

She brought needed attention to a plan which would engage leaders of the Northern and Southern Arapaho to protect and develop land near Valmont and 63rd Street as a site of remembrance, education, and recreation.

As the mother of a white child living in Boulder, I believe my daughter’s connection to this beautiful place includes its honest history. She alone is not entitled to call this land home. People loved and cared for this place for thousands of years before her grandfather moved to Boulder in the 1970s.

Arapaho and Cheyenne grandchildren deserve to

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