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Youth testimony and council calls for inclusion at National Western Stock Show proclamation
Summary
Denver City Council adopted a proclamation welcoming the 120th National Western Stock Show; members and visitors used the moment to call for better Indigenous representation. Northern Arapaho youth Justice Molonaro delivered a personal statement asking that Indigenous people not be treated as costumes or characters.
Denver City Council on Jan. 5 adopted a proclamation welcoming the 120th National Western Stock Show and used the ceremony to highlight scholarship programs and cultural concerns, including calls for improved recognition of Indigenous peoples.
Council Member Watson read Proclamation 252173 welcoming the Stock Show and its slate of events. Several members praised the show’s scholarship work and its economic impact. Council Member Jones used part…
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