Now that Mount Evans likely will be renamed, it’s time for Colorado to turn toward the next one: Byers Peak
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As momentum to rename Mount Evans builds, the namesake’s relatives ask Colorado to consider his contributions
Descendants of John Evans speak up on behalf of former governor while acknowledging his role in Sand Creek Massacre
Posted inEnvironment
As Xcel electrifies the Eastern Plains, how close is too close to the Sand Creek Massacre site?
A major Xcel Energy power project could put up new transmission lines within view of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, sparking concerns among tribal leaders and park advocates that it could mar the site’s cultural and aesthetic character. Dubbed Colorado’s Power Pathway, the project would string lines and construct new substations across the […]
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Colorado governor rescinds proclamations that led to Sand Creek Massacre
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday rescinded two proclamations that led to the mutilation and mass murder of more than 200 Cheyenne and Arapaho people on the Eastern Plains, including women, children and the elderly, by military troops in 1864. At a ceremony Tuesday, Polis signed executive orders reversing two proclamations by Territorial Gov. John […]
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History Colorado unveils the toppled Union soldier statue with an exhibit that seeks to tell its story. Its whole story.
The conversation started almost immediately. Three women, visitors to History Colorado’s downtown museum, happened by the statue of a Union soldier that had been defaced and pulled off its pedestal during a stretch of racial equality protests months ago in Denver. They quickly read several very different interpretations — representing historians, veterans, indigenous tribes and […]