"Arapaho Culture" lecture by Fred Mosqueda

The Niwot Historical Society will present the "Arapaho Culture" as part of its Now & Then Lecture Series Wednesday, March 13, at 1 p.m. (doors open at 12:30 p.m.) at the Left Hand Grange No. 9 with Fred Mosqueda. As an Arapaho speaker, Mosqueda supports his tribe in preserving its culture, language, and traditional practices and ceremonies.

Mosqueda is the Arapaho Language and Culture Program Outreach Specialist Coordinator for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. Mosqueda also represents the Southern Arapaho as the Sand Creek Massacre Representative under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). NAGPRA is a human rights and cultural heritage law, giving Native American tribes and lineal descendants the right to cultural items and human remains.

According to Kathy Koehler, President of the Niwot Historical Society, "The main reason Fred is traveling to the Boulder Valley is for a ceremony in Boulder on March 14 to honor Indigenous People. He may talk about the Sand Creek Massacre at the presentation and speak on several topics. At the end, there will be a short amount of time to take questions."

Koehler added that one of her grandmothers was born in Left Hand Canyon and shared stories passed down of how friendly and nice the Arapaho were with her family.

General admission is $5 and free for members of the Niwot Historical Society.