New Denver park honors Amache Prowers

Denver's newest park marks a historic milestone for the Indigenous community.

State of play: Amache Prowers Memorial Park opened this week in the Green Valley Ranch neighborhood as the first park in the city's 167-year history bearing a Native American's name.

Flashback: Amache Prowers, a Southern Cheyenne Tribe member, was the daughter of a prominent chief killed during the Sand Creek Massacre in 1864, city documents show.

• She was known as an activist and a mediator, and testified before Congress for reparations related to the massacre. She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2018.

If you go: The park (15891 E. Bolling Dr.) includes a playground, basketball court, space for field sports and picnic area.