Reflections from Attendees

“It was perfect to reminisce about our ancestors who loved this area.”

“This was awesome! Thank you so much!”

“We didn’t want to leave home to go back. We call this our home.”

“In the beauty and the spirit we could feel our people knew that place. We felt safe there. There were only 2 canyons that lead there so we felt safe. No one could sneak up on us.”

The elders in general wanted to: “…rename the mountains…they are our mountains and our home.”

“The history of the place does not include any information on Arapaho. They need to correct the brochures to include true history. This feels important. This hurt us. In 1914 our elderly shared the names of the stream and the mountains…”

“To have the proper names is important… we feel it would enhance people’s understanding of the land when they visit.”

“We could hear the songs of our ancestors in the wind through the trees and feel their footprints as they walked in this place.”

“We felt healed to just stand on this land.”

“We would stay all summer if we could.”