Over 150 years ago, leaders in Colorado issued proclamations urging citizens to kill Native Americans in the area. That order was never officially rescinded — until now. On Tuesday, Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order rescinding the proclamation.
On Tuesday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order rescinding the proclamation, ordered by Territorial Gov. John Evans in 1864."The 1864 Proclamations were never lawful because they violated established treaty rights and federal Indian law. Further, when Colorado became a state, they never became law, as they were superseded by the Colorado Constitution, United States Constitution, and Colorado criminal code," the executive order reads.
Losing languages, losing worldsThe proclamations issued by then-Gov. Evans warned that"all hostile Indians would be pursued and destroyed" unless they left their homes and gathered at certain camps. It authorized citizens of the territory to"kill and destroy ... hostile Indians" and steal the Natives' land and property, according to the executive order. Read MoreGov.
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