Indigenous peoples, tribal relations and Indigenous arts

They allow for Native American innovation and expertise to be put forth in the forefront

reimagining what Native American lands in the Boulder area would look like through art and tribal symbolism

bringing a cultural perspective of Native American and indigenous arts to the Boulder area

I heard that OSNP is planning to talk to tribes again and then have another community input meeting.

Fort Chambers site design is not a Native American project. It's an invader project.

the order in which um staff is proposing to do engagement with tribal nations and then with individual community members

We acknowledge the Arapjo You and Cheyenne tribes, the traditional custodians of the land on which the police oversight panel and Boulder Police Department operate

We are a nonprofit law firm dedicated to representing Native American tribes, tribal nations, and native people all across the country

going back to tribal consultation it really should be council to council leader to leader

we have looked carefully at this site and consulted with our formal tribal partners to see if there's anything specific about this property

I have heard from our indigenous and tribal communities around um, you know, this particular issue

we would like to request for a moratorum actually to wait about a year so we can actually form the indigenous council

BRS successfully designed the South Lake Tahoe Rec Center with the Wauo tribe creating a beautiful intergenerational

supporting access and connection to ancestral homelands for local indigenous community members and recognized tribes.

began accepting applications for community events uh in recognition and celebration of Indigenous People's Day.

there's going to be a couple different events um on Indigenous People's Day itself

Um October 12th looking forward Indigenous People's Day.

provide a little bit more information about community programs for indigenous people's day

You benefit from those white folk that ate black and indigenous babies

we didn't hold any tribal consultations in 2026 unfortunately and I was curious if planning has already begun

The city should give the money budgeted for the Fort Chambers Memorial to the tribes to do what they wish

It changes consultation with federally recognized American Indian tribal nations to just remove the words American Indian

struck out the um coordination with indigenous groups

Um I had set a question about the um policy 102 in striking the American Indian section of that

I know that this is a the Fort Chambers project is something that we were doing um in consultation with our tribal nation partners

the majority of indigenous people and tribal people that I've spoken to and I will only speak around the indigenous piece

encompassing approximately 1,300 known cultural resources of indigenous and Euro-American origin

some of the tribes who called Boulder home, they would name something like the place of the Shining water

they created a sacred story that is still told today by many Native Americans, not just the Cheyenne

many Indigenous name streets surrounding the East Boulder Rec Center and East Boulder Community Park

We appreciate the acknowledgement but the acknowledgement is not enough

Many indigenous people continue to experience systemic and individual discrimination

unceded territory of indigenous peoples and tribal nations who have traversed, lived in, and stewarded lands in the Boulder Valley since time immemorial

National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Declaration

We did, as a matter of practice with the update to the comprehensive plan, reach out to the tribal nations.

We are aware of the interests of some of the tribal representatives.

We have formal government-togovernment relations with many of the tribes um that called Boulder Valley home

The attack split the Cheyenne tribe with many headed north becoming northern Cheyenne

I would think maybe there might be a Native American name that you might consider

We acknowledge the Arapjo Ute and Cheyenne tribes, the traditional custodians of the land on which

that is with our tribes and indigenous our tribes specifically

So, working to bring in new curators to, Indigenous curators locally to have a rotating exhibition space there.

The international standard for this is called prior informed consent.

what he's proposing is actually, in that piece, is to use Indigenous knowledge to counter these intergenerational effects of genocide and climate change.

We acknowledge the Arapjo, Ute, and Cheyenne tribes, the traditional custodians of the land on which the Police Oversight Panel and Boulder Police Department operate

you went back and discussed um indigenous peoples and some of the reckoning that we are starting to do now

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We acknowledge the Arapaho, Youth, Cheyen tribes, the traditional custodians of the land on which the Police Oversight panel

And if we do have something that's In particular, related to those interests, then we can use that

We acknowledge the Arapjo Youth and Cheyenne tribes, the traditional custodians of the land on which the police oversight panel

providing more meaningful and effective engagement opportunities for youth and indigenous peoples in general

whether any conversations came up around um you know, laying back to our indigenous and tribes

So we met with local indigenous peoples um in the last uh couple months

We acknowledge the Arapjo Ute and Cheyenne tribes, the traditional custodians of the land on which the police oversight panel and Boulder Police Department operate

the history Colorado non-competitive grant um which provides funding for an ethnographic education report on tribal history in Boulder County

This area is the ancestral homelands and unceded territory of Indigenous peoples

they're going to be doing a technographic work with, like, locally here, with tribal nations that were ancestral here

if, for example, there is an Indigenous group getting a grant, or hiring an Indigenous artist for a piece of artwork

Those Indigenous nations include the Apache, Arapaho, Cheyenne, Comanche, Pawnee.

and it would be based on a Cheyenne story about the prebble jumping mouse and the leopard frog as being very sacred in their

so that they have more agency and sovereignty when they're on their

anytime we're talking about tribal and indigenous I just want to remind us all that we owe a debt

I would just love to see us really being thoughtful about both the indigenous and tribal

And this has been going on since the first squatters stayed here too long. And we remove indigenous people.

So briefly, we acknowledge that um the Arapaho and Chian tribes, the traditional custodians of the land on which the police oversight panel and Boulder Police Department operates

We see you and Boulder perpetuating harm to indigenous peoples. You should be doing actual reparations, not perpetuating harm.

The City of Boulder acknowledges the city is on the ancestral homelands and unceded territory of Indigenous peoples

You talk about indigenous people day and you don't respect the indigenous people of that land who are Palestinians.

We declare our unity and support for our indigenous relatives, especially those suffering violence, incarceration, and persecution.

Boulder Valley is part of our ancestral land.

We acknowledge that our Apaho and Chian tribes were the traditional custodians of the land on which the police

so you all share these with the tribe.

The City of Boulder acknowledges the city is on the ancestral homelands and unceded territory of Indigenous peoples who have traversed

I colored the uh, lettering for Native American colors to represent the like the land acknowledgement

the bus service on Arapaho being a county-provided service, not RTD. How did that happen?

one of the questions I had is in that, the NAMS, one of the NAMS slides it showed that Arapaho was going to be one of these bus

Uh we acknowledge the Arapjo Youth and Cheyenne tribes, the traditional custodians of the land on which

Massacre the indigenous peoples of this land and make it an exclusive place for whites only.

I think that probably the society at that time was quite fraught.

Our relationship with the Native Americans is very fraught.

his involvement in, forcibly removing Indigenous people from the Boulder Valley needs some additional research

Those Indigenous nations include the Apache, Arapaho, Cheyenne, Comanche, Pawnee, Toshone, Sioux, and Ute.

Our indigenous brothers and sisters are reliving the trauma of genocide they endured here.

We acknowledge the Arapjo Ute and Cheyenne tribes, the traditional custodians of the land on which the Police Oversight Panel and Boulder Police Department operate

I know we're ahead of many cities and even having tribal consultations and that's incredible.

I had a most beautiful opportunity to learn more about the land back that was provided by Boulder County to representatives of our indigenous community.

which violated and excluded the voices, rights, and needs of indigenous peoples and other marginalized and vulnerable communities

The city of Boulder acknowledges the city is on the ancestral homelands and unceded territory of indigenous peoples

Are there any indigenous people who feel respected or honored by the fact that we named these adorable cul-de-sacs and looping streets that go nowhere after their peoples.

the training that we had about the indigenous land. Acknowledgement is that we should

Uh we acknowledge the Arapjo Ute and Cheyenne tribes, the traditional custodians of the land east oversight panel

So to summarize. And I will grant it's a gloomy picture. Land was taken by from indigenous peoples.

This really sets the stage, for you know the the conflict on the plains.

tensions between indigenous peoples and the newcomer. You know, white population tensions start to rise.

The city of Boulder acknowledges the city is on the ancestral homelands and unceded territory of indigenous peoples

we acknowledge the Arapjo Ute and Cheyenne tribes, the traditional custodians on of the land

acknowledges the city is on the ancestral homelands and unceded territory of indigenous peoples who have traversed, lived in and stewarded lands in the Boulder Valley

I'm also thinking about the track the tri uh the tribal uh reconciliation education commission's report on the historic land loss

We'll start with our land acknowledgement. Uh we acknowledge the Arapjo and Cheyenne tribes

I think a lot of our work as a city, an extraordinary amount of work with our indigenous tribes in the region.

The city of Boulder acknowledges the city is on the ancestral homelands and unceded territory of indigenous peoples

just making sure that we're engaging our indigenous and tribal um partners in in that level of evaluation

we acknowledge the Arapjo Ute and Cheyenne tribes, the traditional custodians of the land

the uncomfortable question that is absolutely necessary around reconciliation with our tribes

looking at the uh tribal restoration education commission report uh on the historic loss for tribes

I think it was from the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes.

I was noting that we could add a question for museums who apply to our grant if they've had a tribal historic preservation officer consultation

it is important that there were, I think, 12 different tribal nations represented at this conference.

and pay our respects to their elders past and present

it was more than obvious that the indigenous people who were paid to be there felt both unheard

we have kind of a tribal working group Where We Gather with tribal Representatives quarterly

in the past several years our consultations have been largely closed door sessions working on updating memorandums of understanding

the concept plan that was developed there was in partnership with the shyen and arapo tribes

it was still going to be all indigenous folks that are part of the program are

We work with the Hhs on digital funding indigenous peoples day through sponsorships

the city of Boulder acknowledges the city is on ancestral homelands and unceded territory of indigenous peoples

we acknowledge the rapo you and cheyen tribes the traditional the traditional custodians of the land

The city of Boulder acknowledges the city is on the ancestral homelands and unceded territory of indigenous peoples

And then having the work with the tribal nations, I think it's important.

the two million that we um invested in tribe that that was um that that's a partnership project where we're providing the um the building

most of that uh was accounted for by some one-time funds we provided to establish the tribe recovery house

We start with our land acknowledgement. So we acknowledge the Arapaho, Ute and Cheyenne tribes

We have a invite list currently of 16 tribal nations that you can see here.

it was very important to us that we had the names of the tribes in the languages that they speak.

We then put together a draft, and had more than 3 rounds of revisions back and forth with those tribal representatives

there has been criticism and actual research conducted about the lack of indigenous people in positions of leadership

and wisdom of of our indigenous and tribal um leaders but also um that um again

we recently celebrated indigenous people's day and love to talk about our indigenous work

We acknowledge the Arapaho Youth and Cheyen tribes, the traditional custodians of the Lantern

similar to the responsibilities and obligations that I we have to indigenous people and tribal Nations whose unseated land we live on

Jews are indigenous to Juda where our temples stood our Kings reigned

how other cities are supporting their tribulations and their artists. Indigenous artists.

so I think we should talk about the how we want to move forward the discussion on indigenous plan acknowledgement

The city of Boulder acknowledges the city is on the ancestral homelands and unceded territory of indigenous peoples who have traversed, lived in and stewarded lands in the Boulder Valley.

We acknowledge the Arapaho, you and Cheyenne tribes, the traditional custodians on the land on which the police oversight panel

you talked about the indigenous people and their input I can't remember that was a particular term

specifically related to the indigenous people uh that have offered some concerns on this being legalized at the state level

these are three of the things that I think we heard from the indigenous community the um practitioners of natural medicine

coordinate with their own community to bring indigenous identifying folks to a program on open space

an opportunity for the adjacent mobile Elm Park to actually teach and learn indigenous practices

we honor and respect people of these nations and their ancestors. We also recognize that indigenous knowledge, oral histories and languages

Those indigenous nations include the Apache. Arapaho, Cheyenne, Comanche.

this Council constantly issues uh declarations and support of things like indigenous people's day

Longmont actually has a tribal partner as a sister city, and Broomfield's relationships and activities look differently

She's an indigenous woman for work with other indigenous, particularly women and children.

especially as indigenous day as declared by the city was yesterday um I did I did attend that and dance with the indigenous people

is a new North South Street just west of 55th um as we further studied these connections

We also acknowledge the Arapahoe, Ute, and Cheyenne tribes as traditional custodians on the land on which the police oversight panel and the boulder police department operate

Boulder's indigenous people's day resolution is about tribal Nations and their members in particular the arapo and Cheyenne

while the city is collaborating with tribal Nations on several ongoing projects we know we have more work to fulfill

to indigenous people of this land as we mark this year's indigenous people's day

He's a primary contact for tribal nations, and we have a consultant in from this house who's going to come present

Those indigenous nations include the Apache. Arapahoe, Cheyenne Comanche Pawnee Shoshone.

we recognize and support the movement for self-determination and decolonization efforts of indigenous peoples

people with ancestry in Spain and the countries that today form part of North South and Central America and the Caribbean include indigenous peoples

founded on land that was inhabited by um uh indigenous peoples

Our our key commercial areas in the downtown did lead to the displacement of indigenous peoples.

Day juneth indigenous people's day immigrant heritage month so among among others

I do not have any uh Community event or anything um identified at the moment for indigenous people's day which will be October 14th

well indigenous people have said you guys have a good land acknowledgement

you have to involve so many tribal entities to really do something

putting that responsibility of wronging the past as it relates to you know indigenous and Native Americans

those indigenous nations include the Apache, Arapaho, Cheyenne

who work in that and specifically, with tribal nations. So gonna be doing a a training, a consultation

The city of Boulder acknowledges the city is on the ancestral local lands and unceded territory of indigenous people

I appreciate the inclusion of some of the tribes um with um who are connected uh to this area

we are in the Arapaho, Utah and Chigen tribes traditional land

there is a working group that's been uh comprised of uh indigenous and tribal leaders uh to provide uh input on the state legislation

am open to having more robust conversations with our indigenous um um community members and others

that was my whole point, like an organization, only an indigenous organization

Contact with Tribal Council invite the full commission for it as a training and for the full commission

The city of Boulder acknowledges the city is on the ancestral homelands and unceded territory of indigenous peoples

I didn't hear anything on the planning about whether indigenous communities have ever been engaged in any way meaningfully

the city of Boulder recognizes that those now living and working on these ancestrial lands have a responsibility to acknowledge and address the past

continuing to figure out meaningful ways to atone for the stolen land that we have the opportunity to live on

we honor and respect the people of these nations and their ancestors

spoke about kind of the history of indigenous people in general in the Boulder Valley

We acknowledge the Arapaho, Ute and Cheyenne tribes, the traditional custodians of the land on which

how we can incorporate indigenous voice into the C plan process so that is definitely something

touch on your your question around indigenous voice um so we we haven't specifically you know reached out

Not just about the land acknowledgement, but just to help us all learn about the history of indigenous peoples in this area

The city of Boulder acknowledges the city is on the ancestral homelands and unceded territory of indigenous peoples

decision to permanently dedicate a portion of our building to be used by indigenous creatives

We acknowledge the Arapaho youth and Cheyenne tribes, the traditional custodians on the land of which the police oversight panel and Border Police Department operate

there are plenty of black owned physics, indigenous, indigenous groups that only in London, so

He's very involved in the with the You tribes and is working on a project making a documentary

Those indigenous nations include the Apache, Arapaho, Cheyenne, Comanche.

I love that parks and open space are bringing in indigenous voices when they're working like that

there's been a years long rolling and increasing engagement with indigenous communities

I'm gonna ask all of you to stop using Seven Generations uh rhetoric and also stop saying that you're un stoling land

We invited the Rocky Mountain indigenous dancers to come join us.

ancestor territory of indigenous people who have lived and stored this lands in the Boulder Valley since immemorial times

I'm very conscious of native American issues relative to the arts here in Boulder

the city is on ancestral homelands and unseeded territory of indigenous peoples who have traverse lived in

I'll be working with the whole different project with the Youth Mountain Youth tribe out by 4 corners

today in my region we are soon to have two of the only sister city relationships with our displaced treaty granted tribes

but the city is working on an ethnographic uh study in consultation with the tribal nations

The city has recently embarked on an ethnographic study in collaboration with tribal nations

had more engagement in our both our tribal and indigenous um community

Also want to acknowledge the Arapaho youth and shine tribes, the traditional custodians on the land

no indigenous people had any authority on those decisions, and so we have responsibilities and obligations

I know there's very simple conversations with indigenous groups with climate justice groups that are informing our work.

The city boulder acknowledges the city is on the ancestral homelands and unseated territory of indigenous peoples

we indigenous people are relieving the genocide of our ancestors while your ancestors

I am here to speak on behalf of only myself as a descendant and Survivor of a settler Colonial genocide

implementation of our city tribal Nation mou moving right along

But we acknowledge the Arapaho Ute and Cheyenne tribes. The traditional custodians of the land on which the police over side panel

Those indigenous nations include the Apache, Arapaho Cheyenne Comanche, Pani, Shoshone.

Recognition of the long history of the indigenous inhabitants here, who lived here for 12,000 years

It includes history that extends well before the 1871 founding of boulder and is significant continues to be significance to indigenous peoples.

we had two days of very detailed negotiations over the wording of this memor of of understanding

relationship building over centuries is difficult and so I honor that we can't go into the spef specifics

Tribes, traditional custodians on the land on which the police oversight panel?

things like the tribe Recovery Home are really beneficial have a deep need so love to see us do more in that area in particular

there was something before was first and Indigenous people before that and before that we were indigenous people

I didn't hear anything or see anything around tribe tribal engagement um so that would be another community

but it was all the native American people, older people

I went to the native American market that was awesome

the city of Boulder acknowledges the city is on the ancestral homelands and unspeeded territory of indigenous peoples

they actually fund um indigenous rapo youth and Elders uh to have uh to fund the nature-based experiences

a people whose land this actually is with our indigenous brothers sisters and others

we acknowledge the Arapaho youth and Cheyenne tribes, the the traditional custodians of the land

some of the um open space in Mountain Parks has been doing a lot of work with um our uh the indigenous communities people who have historical ties

We acknowledge the Arapaho youth and Cheyenne tribes the traditional custodians of the land on which the police oversight panel

I want to really bring in uh announcement around bringing in more voices into Council especially indigenous voices

I let some native indigenous people come and perform here

The city of Boulder acknowledges the city is on the ancestral homelands, and the unseen territory of indigenous peoples

We acknowledge the Arapahoe, Ute, and Cheyenne tribes, the traditional custodians of the land

with indigenous peoples, who have traversed lived in and storeded lands in the Boulder Valley

We acknowledge the Arapaho Ute and Cheyenne tribes, the traditional custodians of the land

reflecting on the indigenous presence in the Boulder Valley that has existed since time immemorial and learning about the violent colonization of indigenous lands

we marked this year's indigenous people's day we recognized we must ensure ongoing work to acknowledge and address the past

the resolution also States the city acknowledges that those now living on these ancestral lands recognize that harm was done

Those indigenous nations include the Apache, Arapaho. Cheyenne. Comanche. Honey. Shoshone.

ancestral homelands and unseen, unseeded territory of indigenous peoples who have traversed lived in and Stuarted lands in the Boulder Valley since time immemorial.

we recognize and support the movement of self for self-determination decolonization efforts of indigenous people that call this continent

the forcible seizure of indigenous lands including in the recent past

but for the indigenous people, they, human relations fund. Those funds have been allocated and those events are coming up soon.

one of the things you talked about at the retreat was like look at all those indigenous people.

In addition to the Indigenous People's Day, events

with a reading of our land acknowledgement we acknowledge the Arapaho Ute and Cheyenne tribes.

A second research research gap is acknowledging the indigenous history of this site and and then also understanding

mentioning indigenous people's day and so people are going to ask us well where is it

going to be indigenous people's day I think that's next on the list right

So I'm in charge of the future. So indigenous Futurism is gonna be my topic

the city of Boulder acknowledges the city is on the ancestral homelands and unseated territory of indigenous peoples who have traversed, lived in and stewarded lands

how do we replace what was taken without displacing more people and so I feel like

bringing indigenous voices into Political spaces such as these since I've been stepping into city council

We acknowledge the Arapaho, you and Cheyenne tribes, the traditional custodians of the land

The city of Boulder acknowledges the city is on the ancestral homelands and unseeded territory of the indigenous peoples

pay our respects to their elders, past and present

it's a timeline representing most of the historic areas of boulder starting with the ancient indigenous peoples who

starting first, this is the ancestral phones of indigenous peoples.

I will be teaching filmmaking workshop to native American high school students on this new Indian reservation.

the territory of indigenous peoples who have traversed within stewarded lands in the Boulder Valley since time and memorial

for indigenous people's day. So we have had a extremely successful first fund round.

Month. Juneteenth. indigenous people's day. and just some other like pride

I'd like to start with a reading of our net land acknowledgment, which is We acknowledged the Arapaho, huge and shy of the tribal custodians

the removal of the monument was led by open space and mountain parks and with, along with the tribal consultation

It was removed with the support of the Arapaho and Cheyenne national tribal representatives, because it inaccurately stated

and as well that we convene a seat cup process which I was a part of with the city and the tribes on Belmont Bute

Our benefit from this land land came at a dire cost to the indigenous people, and we give thanks to them.

I am aware that they have very close relationships with Indigenous peoples through our government to government relations with the tribes

And we've been in contact with Indigenous. Groups that believe that might be a mistake

We acknowledge the Rapaho Youth and Shyenne tribes, the traditional custodians of the land on which the police oversight panel

which has traditionally been a part of erasing indigenous culture.

to protect the Icwa, which is the indigenous Child Welfare Act.

Our benefit from this land came at a dire cost to the indigenous people, and we give thanks to them.

We acknowledged the Arapaho, Yute and Cheyenne tribes, the traditional custodians of the land on which the police oversight panel and the Boulder Police department operate

Our benefit from this land came in a dire cost to the indigenous people, and we, thanks to them.

part of this will be after the tribal consultation which a lot of that does happened under um closed doors

as an example from the tribal consultation I I noticed a bridge that was pretty badly cracked today

we many of us had a participated in a tribal consultation over the last few days which was um really awesome

the Utes are what Colorado continues to call the oldest continuous residence of the state of Colorado

the commitment that it takes to develop the long-standing relationships with tribal Nations

welcome back tribal nations in person to visit the city of Boulder next week over the course of two days for government to government consultation

we acknowledge the Arapahoe Ute and Cheyenne tribes the traditional custodians of the land on which the police oversight panel and the Boulder Police Department operate

So they're talking about what's the right way to honor that history at that site? So that's their priority this year.

I think it's important almost asap to include some native Americans with blessings and insights.

in specific uh the tribal relations work that we're helping to lead along with City manager's office

partnerships with creative nations, programming and sacred space for art and culture. By and for the native American community.

Our benefit from this land came at a dire cost to the indigenous people.

the territory of indigenous people to have traverse, lived in and stewarded lands at the Boulder Valley

We could, you know, we can have our own bike path that people can stop short of that and connect

and the garage, and some of the comments around that are questions to a flood zone at all.

We acknowledge the Arapaho we use, and Cheyenne tribes and traditional custodians of the land on which the police oversight panel

It's really important that we include the tribes, and we have some relationships already built

Are we doing any work around collaborating with tribes that are native to the boulder area that have historically been stewarding the land

and being indigenous, voices being included at every level of discussion

The city of Boulder Arts Commission acknowledges the city of Boulder is on the ancestral homelands and unseeded territory of indigenous peoples

We acknowledged the Arapaho, you and Cheyenne tribes, the traditional custodians of the land

Some is from the um the the Equity Fund, which is set aside for the indigenous artist fellowship that wasn't

The City of Boulder Arts Commission acknowledges the city is on the ancestral homelands and unseated territory of indigenous peoples

they put me in touch with the Arapahoe Nation older was the center of the Arapahoe Nation until they were driven out

residents in the area still recount Native American folklore describing a time in which bison would wallow in the salty mud flats

Arapahoe you and Cheyenne tribes the traditional custodians of the land

I attended um some of the indigenous people's Day events um I really enjoyed

the city is on the ancestral homelands and unseeded territory of indigenous people who have traversed, lived in and stewarded lands in the Boulder Valley since time immemorial

we acknowledge the Arapahoe you and Cheyenne tribes the traditional custodians of the land

community members who developed the indigenous people's day resolution their Collective and collaborative hard work in 2016 set a crucial foundation

we urge all community members to begin or continue the process of listening to indigenous peoples

the resolution also States the city acknowledges that those now living on these ancestral lands recognize that harm was done

traditional custodians of the land on which the police oversight panel and polder police department operate

project recovery is the one that I mentioned with uh with tribe

you'll also notice for uh Native Americans that the number of individuals

a partnership with tribe recovery in Boulder County to establish two residential recovery homes

we acknowledge the arapaho youth in cheyenne tribes traditional custodians of the land

The traditional custodians of the land on which the police oversight panel and boulder police department operate

So we will start off our meeting as we always do, by acknowledging the arapaho you in cheyenne tribes the traditional custodians of the land

and so we acknowledge the arapaho you and cheyenne tribes. The traditional custodians of the land on which the police oversight panel

a group of indigenous peoples who are going to be there

and i'd be open for a tribal consultation on this as well

its state's native land, territory, and people acknowledgement does not belong in this document

We always do by saying we acknowledge the Arapaho Yute and Cheyenne tribes.

everyone i'd like to start with reading our land acknowledgement. And so we acknowledge the arapaho youth and cheyenne tribes

in working with tribal governments they have a lot of efforts that they're asked to participate in

we have already identified the the need to have meaningful participation in that planning process with the three tribal government Nations

pay our respects to their elders past and present

with an eye towards returning some level of some amount of ownership back to associated tribes who have the connections to that area

and so it's a very solemn site for native american tribes who have a deep

osmp will continue to lead us on continued and important tribal relations work

one of the tasks set jointly between the city and that group of tribal governments was to rename settlers park

working with the tribal consultation that we did with uh the original indigenous inhabitants of the boulder valley

declaring the city of boulder's support for standing rock sioux tribes opposition to the construction of the dakota access pipe pipeline

the boulder city council acknowledges that boulder has benefited directly from indian removal policies that violated human rights broken government treaties

the how impactful that first indigenous people's day celebration was having um just tons and tons of people in the chambers

we recognize and support the movement for self-determination and epistemic decolonization efforts of indigenous peoples that call this continent

people with ancestry in Spain and the countries that today form a part of North Central and South America and the Caribbean include indigenous peoples

we're inviting tribal representatives to participate in a city tribal working group

traditions oral histories and languages still connect tribal nations and indigenous people with the area

um with tribal representatives for the anticipate or for the march consultation next year

shephered countless ballot measures to election provided First Amendment legal advice during various protests participated in mean meaningful tribal consultations

that the the cheyenne the arapaho the the ute who lived here before us

it's the apache tribe of oklahoma the cheyenne and arapaho tribes of oklahoma the cheyenne river sioux tribe

it actually specifically directed uh the city to receive input from american indian tribal nations that share agreements with the city

the way this started and we really want to just thank the the incredible work of community members in developing the indigenous people's day resolution

so a quick summary land was taken from indigenous people and exclusionary policies are already in place

a group of of soldiers sanctioned by the us army slaughtered innocent native americans the exact number of casualties is unclear

again we have many um indigenous peoples in the colorado area and in 1862 tensions start to escalate

how do non-federally recognized tribes um fit in to tribal consultations or if at all how how does that aspect um work

i will just point out that unless the tribal consultation moves off then

continued leadership and and engagement in terms of tribal relations

you do well to remember that you are occupying the stolen land of the Arapaho

consultation with indigenous people and cultural resources isn't new since the last update

we are within the territories of the ute cheyenne and arapahoe people 48 contemporary tribal nations are historically tied to

starting with the native american culture and moving all the way through immigrant culture

Arapaho and cheyen people are the authority at Fort Chambers hiring has to implement this RTD paths call for interpretation by tribal Nations

the indigenous people whose land we are on the beautiful osmp master plan posits indigenous people as one among parallel groups

furthermore we as a board recognize and acknowledge that 48 contemporary tribal nations are historically tied to the lands

led the establishment of communication between Boulder and the 13 tribal governments representing the indigenous populations who lived in

which is of particular interest to be a rapo and Cheyenne tribal governments due to the role it played in the Sand Creek Massacre

talk about Boulder's commitment to forging these relationships both with the arapo tribal nation

we had a two-hour discussion about relationships between the arapo tribe and Boulder it was really interesting

represented more than 250 tribes and have concentrated on existing laws and treaties taking on cases where those rights are threatened

nar's attorneys provide legal representation on important cases to preserve tribal existence protect tribal natural resources

the Native American rights fund narf was organized as the national Indian legal defense fund to address the lack of legal counsel for Indian tribes

settler Park name is already under discussion as part of the tribal consultation work that's going on

WE ARE WORKING WITH THE AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBAL GROUPS CONNECTIONS TO THE BOULDER VALLEY.

resumed government-to-government tribal consultations with 13 federally recognized American Indian tribes

tribes like to be referred to by their tribal nation and then a lot of times I'll use in this document

it's so important to talk about this from a historical context because when we're just talking about open space

the Utes also were identified as one of the first tribal nations to acquire the horse by the Spanish

promote indigenous peoples day and issues and protection on state and federal levels

instead of your change to change um originally um change originally to were originally to are the stolen home of the Southern Arapaho

the Boulder Community has long benefited and continues to benefit from the be beautiful natural surroundings that were home to the Southern arapo shyenne

indigenous people St uh and the ongoing uh tribal consultations we have

we had the consultation with the um Indian tribes and I didn't know if that was something

it's Boulder's indigenous Heritage African-American and Hispanic communities women's history

we're in formal tribal consultations with I forget how many tribes a whole bunch of tribes

adopting an annual celebration of indigenous peoples day and leading formal consultation with Native American tribes affiliated

HE WAS HIGHLIGHTING VIOLENCE AGAINST INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND IT PROMPTED A GREAT CONVERSATION ABOUT.

THAT THERE'S JUST NEED TO DESIRE ON COUNCIL'S PART TO TALK ABOUT TRIBAL CONSULTATION AND PLANNING AND BUDGETING

I'M TAKING THE TRIBAL CONSULTATION BUDGET AND PUTTING IN ON THE GENERAL

THERE'S A VERY STRONG CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TRIBES THE NEEDS AND DESIRES THAT THEY HAVE WITH REGARD TO OUR LAND

we want to recognize that tonight we sit upon land within the territories of the Utes Cheyenne

the city participated in a government-to-government consultation with several American Indian tribes in 2019 and based upon the effort the team agreed to hold future consultations

IS A MEMBER OF THE NAVAJO TRIBE HAS A B A M A AND PHD IN ANTHROPOLOGY

AS WE'RE PRESERVING OUR LAND NEEDS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE BEFORE EUROPEAN SETTLERS CAME

consult and collaborate with federally recognized Native American Nations and help support indigenous people

there's a MoU between 13 indigenous tribes in the city of Boulder you know with the open space Department

the Native American consultation the idea of there were a lot of tribes presidents

WE RESUMED TRIBAL DISCUSSIONS AND ERM WE PAID FOR OPEN SPACE IS MY UNDERSTANDING

in the last survey there were no respondents that were were Native American or Eskimos

government-to-government consultation with the 14 tribes that called this place their ancestral homeland

make sure you provide landmarks to every single Massacre that was done in this state to the Cheyenne and Arapaho people

a bunch of the I don't know how many tribes are coming to have a two-day session with us

TOLD THAT HAVING COMMENT AT THIS TRIBAL CONSULTATION WOULD NOT BE WELCOME IN THE GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT ESSENTIALLY NEGOTIATION

TALKING ALOT ABOUT THE BACKGROUND OF OUR RELATIONSHIP. WITH THE TRIBES THAT PART OF THE AGENDA

THIS IS THE CONSULTATION THAT WE WILL BE HAVING WITH THE THIRTEEN TRIBES WITH WHOM WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT

reaching out to the Arapaho people the people of this Valley as partners in the creation of the new Gallery

impacts on the indigenous population of those islands and that violence is rooted at Rocky Flats

THE NON JEWISH PALESTINIAN PEOPLE WHO ARE INDIGENOUS TO THAT LAND DO NOT HAVE

SPECIFICALLY THE VETERANS OF THE NEGEV ARE AN ARAB NOMADIC TRIBE

US SOVEREIGNTY IS BUILT ON THE DISPOSITION AND AN AISLE OF NATIVE SOVEREIGNTY

WE HOSTED A TWO DAY MEETING WITH ARAPAHOE ELDERS AND THE RIGHT RELATIONSHIPS GROUP

SO LIKE RECOGNIZING NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE AND RELATIONS DOES THAT FIT UNDER EACH TOPIC

LAST WEEK THERE WAS A DELEGATION IN BOULDER FROM HOME PEOPLE OF THE NORTHERN ARAPAHOE AND SOUTHERN ARAPAHOE TRIBES

we had a number of these for instance related to indigenous peoples day specifically with regards to history

driving up and down Arapaho Avenue and not until that day knowing why it was named Arapaho Avenue

I urge you to approve the resolution in support of Native Americans at Standing Rock.

This is a legal dispute between a Native American tribe and a private company over the routing of a pipeline

Boulder has previously taken excellent steps in terms of supporting indigenous rights such as passing resolution 1190