Report Reveals $1.7 Trillion in Tribal Land Expropriation in Colorado

Study documents extensive dispossession of Indigenous lands and calls for restitution and policy changes

Colorado and the U.S. took $1.7 trillion worth of Indigenous land, reaping $546 million from mineral extraction.
The report identifies 10 tribal nations with legal claims to lands within Colorado.
Many land transactions violated treaty rights or lacked legal title, the study finds.
Recommendations include restoring treaty rights, compensating affected tribes, and revising educational curricula.
A proposed bipartisan bill aims to establish a commission to investigate the long-term effects of the Indian boarding school system.