“It also directly contradicted the Colorado Constitution, the United States Constitution and Colorado criminal codes at the time,“ the Democratic governor said to whoops from the crowd. Polis stood alongside citizens of the Southern Ute, Ute Mountain, Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes, many dressed in traditional regalia. John Hickenlooper, said Polis’ order is important to the state’s government-to-government relations with tribes, the acknowledgment of history, and a movement toward reconciliation. And I think it starts with things like this,“ said House, a citizen of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. One of Evans’ orders deemed Native Americans “enemies of the state,” and the second called for Colorado citizens to kill and steal from them, Williams said.

Source: thestar August 17, 2021 21:16 UTC