2 months ago
ARAPAHOE, Wyo. (AP) — Every Sunday morning on the Wind River Reservation, congregants gather at Foundations for Nations Church to pray while protesters outside do the same.
The two rituals have unfolded in parallel since the Christian church's pastor, Sarah Lucas, preached a sermon condemning Arapaho ceremonial ways.
The Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone Tribes that share the reservation have made clear that Lucas is no longer welcome. Lucas, who is not Native American but owns the land under her church, says she isn't going anywhere. The standoff tests the boundaries of religious freedom and the right of a tribal nation to govern according to its own values and protocols.
The conflict stems from a video that circulated in July as Arapaho people surfaced from their weeklong sundance ceremony. In it, Lucas called that cornerstone of Arapaho spiritual life "idol worship."
"Jesus is the chain breaker. He is the only God that we should be praying to," Lucas said.
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The two rituals have unfolded in parallel since the Christian church's pastor, Sarah Lucas, preached a sermon condemning Arapaho ceremonial ways.
The Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone Tribes that share the reservation have made clear that Lucas is no longer welcome. Lucas, who is not Native American but owns the land under her church, says she isn't going anywhere. The standoff tests the boundaries of religious freedom and the right of a tribal nation to govern according to its own values and protocols.
The conflict stems from a video that circulated in July as Arapaho people surfaced from their weeklong sundance ceremony. In it, Lucas called that cornerstone of Arapaho spiritual life "idol worship."
"Jesus is the chain breaker. He is the only God that we should be praying to," Lucas said.
#arapaho #church
5 months ago
A construction worker died while working at the site of the new Denver Broncos training facility
Co-workers found the victim unresponsive in a "confined ceiling area"
The new $175-million facility is scheduled to open this summer
A subcontractor who was working at the site of the new Denver Broncos training facility was found dead on Monday, June 15, authorities said.
Arapahoe County sheriff’s deputies responded to a medical emergency at the construction site, located at 13409 E. Broncos Parkway, southeast of downtown Denver, at approximately 8:20 p.m. on Monday, the sheriff’s office said.
Co-workers found the victim unresponsive in a "confined ceiling area"
The new $175-million facility is scheduled to open this summer
A subcontractor who was working at the site of the new Denver Broncos training facility was found dead on Monday, June 15, authorities said.
Arapahoe County sheriff’s deputies responded to a medical emergency at the construction site, located at 13409 E. Broncos Parkway, southeast of downtown Denver, at approximately 8:20 p.m. on Monday, the sheriff’s office said.
