PEOPLE of the SACRED LAND follows Richard Williams (Oglala Lakota, Northern Cheyenne) as he recounts the findings of the Truth, Restoration, and Education Commission (TREC) of Colorado’s TREC reports. While exploring their impact in the contemporary landscape of Colorado’s Front Range, Rick is correcting the default narrative, illuminating the widely untold history of Colorado and uncovering the causes […]
Join us for Food is Medicine: Three Sisters and Infused Vinegars with Amy Barcenas on Wednesday, September 16, 5:30–7:00 PM. The Three Sisters (corn, beans, and squash) are sacred foods that have sustained Indigenous communities across Turtle Island for generations. In this hands-on workshop, participants will prepare a Three Sisters Salad with a healthy dressing […]
Join us Wed, Sept 23, 5:30-7 PM, for a hands-on culinary workshop exploring Mexican ancestral foodways through the medicine of salsa. Together, we'll discover the cultural significance of chiles, salsas, and traditional sauces as expressions of Indigenous knowledge, nourishment, and community. Learn how fresh ingredients and simple techniques can create vibrant flavors while honoring generations of […]
September 24, Thursday, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Film, PEOPLE OF THE SACRED LAND at the Nederland Community Library, 200 Highway 72 North Register HERE PEOPLE of the SACRED LAND (2026, 32 min) follows Richard Willams (Oglala Lakota, Northern Cheyenne) as he recounts his engaging personal journey with Land and the findings of the Truth, Restoration, and Education […]
September 28, Monday, 5:15 pm - 7:00 pm Film, PEOPLE OF THE SACRED LAND at the Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave. -- Boulder Creek Room FREE and Open to the public -- For adults and children 8 yrs.+ REGISTER HERE PEOPLE of the SACRED LAND (2026, 32 min) follows Richard Willams (Oglala Lakota, Northern […]
Tailings facilities are often discussed as technical engineering challenges, yet for Indigenous Peoples and other local affected communities, they represent a much broader legacy of mining. Often, tailings facilities are unknown to communities; projects that are never fully explained in Free, Prior and Informed Consent processes or consultation meetings. It is crucial to know that […]
Join us for two panel discussions and a film screening exploring Land Back initiatives across the Américas and Indigenous-led bison restoration across the Great Plains and Rocky Mountain West. Esteemed speakers will highlight shared challenges, cultural significance, Indigenous stewardship, and the ongoing work to reconnect Indigenous communities with their ancestral lands. Event Schedule: 9:30 am […]
This new documentary film features three Land Back stories: a private landowner in Nebraska who returned land to the Pawnee Nation; the town of Eureka, California, that returned an island to the Wiyot Nation; and BOULDER, COLORADO, where we are still working to return land to the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute nations. After the one-hour […]
The idea that we are living on stolen land isn’t new, or even novel; it’s a reality that exists across settler communities worldwide, and many people in the United States are aware of the blatant agendas, coercion, and profound immorality of the treaty process. What’s often missing from that conversation, however, are rigorous, comprehensive, academically […]
Explore the nutritional qualities and traditional uses of chia, piñon, serviceberries while learning about their connections to Indigenous foodways. Participants will prepare a nutrient-dense chia pudding made with piñon nut milk and berries, connecting this familiar contemporary snack to longstanding Indigenous food knowledge and traditions. An herbal sage tea will also be served during the […]
Site Partners
This site is intended to be for the community, by the community, to promote initiatives that support climate action and a just transition to new energy systems.
Site partners are nonpartisan and do not operate, control or endorse any information, products or services on externally linked pages and event listings.
BoCo Climate Justice Hive • Boulder.Earth
PO Box 1624 Boulder, CO 80306 USA • hive@boulder.earth