About This Piece

"Spirit of the People: A Native American Exhibition" tells the story of Native Americans in the Colorado region through paintings, photographs and narratives. The exhibition begins in international arrivals with 53 pieces of artwork depicting life in Colorado approximately 7,000 to 10,000 years ago and continues with the Anasazi people who lived in Colorado 1,000 years ago. Historical tribal images and stories proceed through the corridors and culminate in Jeppesen Terminal with 31 large-scale photographs and murals of contemporary American Indians.