If you gaze closely into the clouds of this painting, you will see Niwot’s Spirit hovering over the Flatirons of Boulder, Colorado.  Chief Niwot, (meaning Left Hand) was the legendary leader of the Southern Arapaho Indians who lived in the Boulder Valley when White Man first arrived in the late 1850’s.  He was a highly respected diplomat and linguist who gave his life for peace.  Niwot strove desperately to work together with the White Man so that his people might co-exist and live together side by side. His grave efforts for peace failed and Chief Niwot was mortally wounded at The Sand Creek Massacre in 1864.