Sunday, March 15, 2020

CYW 003 Bison and Native Americans

On the east lawn of the capitol building is this bronze statue of a Native American hunter examining his prey, a bison.  It is entitled "The Closing Era."  The statue represents the end of the traditional lifestyle of Native Americans in Colorado.  Surely this would become a recurring theme for the next 11 days.
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