Colorado governor voids 1864 order to kill Native Americans

[Homerboy]

Colorado governor voids 1864 order to kill Native Americans

The order by Colorado’s second territorial governor, John Evans, would eventually lead to the Sand Creek massacre, which left 200 Arapaho and Cheyenne people.

www.nbcnews.com

Better late than never? *sigh*

DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis this week rescinded a 19th century proclamation that called for citizens to kill Native Americans and take their property, in what he hopes can begin to make amends for “sins of the past.”

The 1864 order by Colorado’s second territorial governor, John Evans, would eventually lead to the Sand Creek massacre, one of Colorado's darkest and most fraught historic moments. The brutal assault left more than 200 Arapaho and Cheyenne people — mostly women, children and elderly — dead.


Evans' proclamation was never lawful because it established treaty rights and federal Indian law, Polis said Tuesday at the signing of his executive order on the Capitol steps.

“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.

It's really a straight atrocity what was done to Native Americans. I know people will argue it was "a long time ago" (it really wasn't), but the result is leaving this and current generations really in a shitty situation. And no, letting them have casinos doesn't make up for it.

 

[HomerJS]

Colorado governor voids 1864 order to kill Native Americans

The order by Colorado’s second territorial governor, John Evans, would eventually lead to the Sand Creek massacre, which left 200 Arapaho and Cheyenne people.

www.nbcnews.com

Better late than never? *sigh*



It's really a straight atrocity what was done to Native Americans. I know people will argue it was "a long time ago" (it really wasn't), but the result is leaving this and current generations really in a shitty situation. And no, letting them have casinos doesn't make up for it.

Certain people will always argue "a long time ago" when it comes to the mistreatment of minorities. Doesn't matter how much time has passed. We are still arguing about Tulsa when we know what happened and there are survivors and immediate family.

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

Colorado governor voids 1864 order to kill Native Americans

The order by Colorado’s second territorial governor, John Evans, would eventually lead to the Sand Creek massacre, which left 200 Arapaho and Cheyenne people.

www.nbcnews.com

Better late than never? *sigh*



It's really a straight atrocity what was done to Native Americans. I know people will argue it was "a long time ago" (it really wasn't), but the result is leaving this and current generations really in a shitty situation. And no, letting them have casinos doesn't make up for it.

Wasn't that long ago, that was within reach of my grandparent's parents. Which, conveniently, one was Native American.

 

[Greenman]

As far as empty gestures go, this was as good as any.
I'll go ahead and say it, that was a long time ago. That doesn't justify what was done, but it does absolve all of us of any guilt.

 

[IronWing]

How long until a Republican politician sues to overturn Governor Polis' action?

 

[BoomerD]

Damn...there goes MY vacation plans...

 

[hal2kilo]

Seems some people have taken away my freedom, with their freedumbs.