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Colorado begins Mount Evans renaming process The mountain, named after a man who contributed to the genocide of indigenous people, is getting a new name BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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Clear Creek Schools Foundation grant helps teens start skate wear brand Two Clear Creek High Schoolers are starting their own company with the help of a grant from CCSF BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Skateboarding fashion has evolved over the years, and two local teens are working to make popular styles accessible to skaters of all income levels with help from a grant from Clear Creek Schools Foundation. SEE GRANT, P2
Braden Combrick (left) and William Lewis (right) recently got a check for their Innovation Grant project.
The Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory Board has begun the decision-making process of changing the name of Mount Evans. The board met on Oct. 11 for the first meeting regarding the name change of the mountain. Indigenous community members and tribal representatives gave presentations at the meeting to inform the board and the public about the significance of changing the name. Mount Evans was named after Colorado Territorial Governor John Evans, who set the framework in 1864 to start the Sand Creek Massacre, which killed hundreds of Indigenous people who were living on “safe” land. Dr. Andy Masich, a historian with the Heinz History Center present at the meeting, explained the harrowing details of the massacre. “This was genocide in its most complete sense,” he said. Tribal representatives and descendants from the Sand Creek Massacre SEE RENAMING, P6
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