In 2000, Vail, Aspen and then Park City (Olympic venue where Picabo Street coached Ute kids), followed in the moccasins of Telluride, Durango Mt, and Steamboat to set the tone for the New Millennium. (See “How to Plan an Event” for details.) At the Aspen Millennial event, inspired by (the Pope’s apology, Mayor Rachel Richards and Reverend Faril Meistrell (who honors Universal Law, like the Indigenous Peoples), led a moving prayer “to forgive each other, and ourselves and make amends” At Telluride’s Millennial Celebration, the Mt Villagers invited the Utes to unveil an exquisite larger-than-life sculpture of a “Ute Peacemaker Astride his Pony,” honoring the once Lords of the Rockies who lived in balance with Nature.

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