Colorado's Indigenous Land Back Movement
Hundreds of years after the forced removal of Colorado's Indigenous tribes, a movement has emerged to bring them home. Rick Williams, an Oglala Lakota citizen with Cheyenne ancestry, is among its leaders.
Williams' Cheyenne ancestors were pushed out of Colorado in the 1800s. He believes that land acknowledgements, commonly given at meetings and graduations, are not enough.
Tell me what you're going to do about it. It's stolen.
He urges audiences to take action, asking,
What are you going to do about it?Williams proposes a new approach for the state and its 6 million residents.
- Land acknowledgements are a start, but not enough
- The movement seeks to bring Indigenous tribes back to their ancestral lands
- Williams calls for concrete actions to address historical injustices
Author's summary: Colorado's Indigenous land back movement gains momentum.
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