The city council in Boulder, Colorado, abandoned plans to built a fire-training center on a sacred prayer site and pioneer burial ground.
The Northern Arapaho Tribe of Wyoming opposed the use of Valmont Butte east of the city. Elders have testified before the council about the importance of the site and its use for ceremonies.
"It's our land," Alonzo Moss, a tribal member who drove from Wyoming to attend the council meeting, told The Denver Post. "We need to preserve everything, heritage, sacred places, everything."
The council went with a different site, one that is controversial with a tea company.
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Boulder picks site for fire training
(The Denver Post 2/22)
Relevant Links:
Valmont Butte proposal - http://www.ci.boulder.co.us/publicworks/depts/
utilities/projects/valmontbutte.html
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