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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