Of the arapahoe, the native americans who lived here prior to white settlement. This exhibit really tells that story. On the second floor of the story it is called makers. It is about the early settlers to the boulder area, why they came here, how they made a living, and what life was like in the early years of older. The chief was one of our most notable historic figures in boulders history. An arapahoewas chief who was here in the mid1850s at the time when gold was discovered and there was a lot of movement to the west, a lot of whites came out in search of gold and really changed the life of the indians who had been living here. Niwot was an interesting man. He spoke english, which he learned from his sisters husband, who was a for trader a fur trader. That ended up being important to the arapahoe at the time. White goldgroup of seekers came out and camp at the base of the mountains in boulder. Them to leave. This land was given to the indians from the treaty of fort laramie in 1851
Here, how they made a living, and what life was like in the early years of boulder. One of our most notable historic figures in boulders history. Chief niwot was in arapahoe chief who would appear in the mid1850s when gold was discovered and there was a lot of movement to the west, a lot whites came out in search of gold and really changed the life of the indians who had been living here. Niwot was an interesting man. He spoke english, which he learned from his sisters husband who was a for trainer. Trader. Niwot was here in 1858. Whitet time, a group of speakers came out and camped at the foot of the mountain and niwot asked them to leave. The land was given to the indians from the treaty of fort laramie so it really was indian land. When niwot saw them, and camped here, he asked them to leave. He said we are here looking for gold. We will only stay through the winter and we will leave. They ended up discovering gold in the mountains just west of boulder that winter and they never lef
Are available yearround, but the use is the same. We just welcome the folks 12 months per year now. The colorado chautauqua is more than just history. Physically it is very much the same as it was in its earliest days, but it has evolved to remain relevant. It is not just about the past. A lot of people dont even know the stories of the past. It still feels relevant to them today. It feels meaningful to them today. It feels special. All weekend long we are featuring boulder, colorado on American History tv. The city is home to the university of boulder colorado. It was established with 44 students and three instructors. Today it has a student body of over 25,000. Our Comcast Cable partners worked with city store staff when we recently traveled here to explore the citys rich history. Learn more about boulder, colorado, all weekend. When visitors come, they will learn in the early history of the area. The focus is really on telling a story of boulder from the early years up through today
In the early years of boulder. The chief was one of our most notable historic figures in boulders history. Chief niwot was an arapahoe chief who was here in the mid1850s at the time when gold was discovered and there was a lot of movement to the west, a lot of whites came out in search of gold and really changed the life of the indians who had been living here. Niwot was an interesting man. He spoke english, which he learned from his sisters husband, who was a fur trader. That ended up being important to the arapahoe at the time. 1858. Was here in at that time, a group of white gold seekers came out and camp at the base of the mountains in boulder. Niwot asked them to leave. This land was given to the indians from the treaty of fort laramie in 1851, so it really was indian land. When niwot saw them come and camp here, he asked them to leave. They said, we are here looking for gold and we will leave after winter. They discovered gold and they never left. They came down. Many of them set