Colorado is the traditional territory and traditional homelands of at least 48 nations including the Arapaho,Cheyenne, and Ute.They are the original stewards of this land. Their way of life was forever changed when they discovered Europeans had come to their land. After that point, they were subjected to a series of targeted campaigns aimed at exterminating Indigenous People, including a US Military effort to kill buffalo, a deadly proclamation issued by the governor which led to a devastating massacre, broken treaties between the U.S. Government and Indigenous Peoples, and federally operated schools which forced assimilation. Despite these efforts, Indigenous People survived and their voices and stories are important. The U.S. Government, and by extension, the school system, has a responsibility to amplify Indigenous Voices to get the story... and what lies ahead... right.
