“Niwot’s Curse” is the common Boulder phrase. Chief Niwot. Southern Arapaho-Cheyenne Chief of Boulder is to have said that. Was Boulder’s air included in Niwot foresight? There is a good argument to be made that he probably expressed sadness at the Magic Valley becoming polluted. Then, by dirty air in the winter from temperature inversion. […]

Our target for the length of blogs is 500-1000 words. That number of words can magically appear very quickly! For example, the history of Labor Day, standing alone, would reach 500 words almost without me having to write it. As always, if you don’t love something presented by me, then most likely it is someone […]

Boulder’s Chief Niwot, (Left Hand in english), was a prominent leader of the Southern Arapaho tribe in the mid-19th century and played a significant role in the history and culture of the Boulder Valley. His impact on the region is multifaceted, encompassing historical, cultural, and environmental aspects. HISTORICAL IMPACT Chief Niwot is remembered for his […]

Dona Bollard, photographer and winner of the 2024 Boulder Art Fest 2D Art Award, has shared some of her finest and most interesting historical pictures with AboutBoulder and our readers. We are blessed and grateful! Along with her museum photographs of the blood descendant of Chief Niwot, Eldred Poisal, she has shared the history of […]

To me, this is as exciting as breaking the story of Watergate. To Boulder Valley, this is the discovery of a real missing link in Boulder history, a picture of Chief Niwot (almost). Santa Fe is home to photographer-artist Dona Bollard. Dona was declared the Best 2D Artist at the Boulder Art Fest. The competition […]

  After my education in the East, I came West to Boulder. In 1975 I was told that the catalog I came in on established seven years as the time needed to call myself a “native” of Boulder. I’ve lived here longer than anywhere else in this lifetime by about 50 years and about three […]

Boulderites KNOW that only fools and tourists predict Boulder weather. That used to be true. I believe or at least strongly suspect that the extreme weather we’ve been seeing worldwide is the result in most significant part of climate change. Floods, rains, high temps, low temps, snow amounts, glaciers melting, and on and on. Short […]

Chief Niwot (which means “Left Hand” in English) was a Southern Arapaho tribe leader who was born around 1825. He spent many winters in Boulder Valley, particularly at Valmont Butte, which is sacred to the Southern Arapaho. The Arapaho, Cheyenne, Crow, Sioux, Assiniboine, Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara nations signed the Treaty of Fort Laramie in […]

Chief Niwot (which means “Left Hand” in English) was a leader of the Southern Arapaho tribe born around 1825. He spent a great many winters in Boulder Valley, particularly at Valmont Butte, which is considered a sacred site for the Southern Arapaho. In 1851, the United States signed the Treaty of Fort Laramie with the Arapaho, Cheyenne, Crow, Sioux, Assiniboine, Mandan, Hidatsa, and […]