923 10th St
Golden, CO 80401
USA
Arapaho History and Culture
Join Fred Mosqueda as he shares the history and culture of the Arapaho people in Colorado and surrounding area. Included topics are:
• Creation Story
• Migration Story
• Treaty Years (1851-1869)
• Spirituality/Church of the Reservation Years
• Ghost Dance
• Land Runs
• Present Day Arapaho Life
This program is sponsored in part by the City of Golden Race, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (REDI) Task Force.
About the Presenter
Fred Mosqueda was born in the small community of Canton, Oklahoma, where he grew up near the old Cantonment site. He was born into Little Raven’s Arapaho Band (Woxu’ei3i’). His Grandmother, Mother and relatives raised him in the Arapaho way and taught him to speak the Arapaho Language. He attended public school in Canton, Oklahoma and earned a B.A. Degree from SWOSU, Weatherford, Oklahoma. After serving in the United States Marine Corps and working in the oilfield, he went to work for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in 1988. He has worked in several capacities with the Tribes throughout the years and presently employed as the Arapaho Outreach Specialist, in the Language and Culture Department. In this position, he also serves as the NAGPRA/Sand Creek Massacre Representative for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes. He works to support the Tribes in preserving their culture, language and traditional practices and ceremonies.