American Indian groups accused Gov. Bill Ritter and Democratic legislative leaders Tuesday of political cowardice for denying their request to eliminate the Columbus Day holiday in Colorado in the just-ended session.
Representatives of the American Indian Movement of Colorado gathered on the state Capitol steps to express their disappointment with Democrats, who took control of the legislature and governor's office this year for the first time in nearly half a century.
With that leadership change, they said, they hoped to finally get the controversial holiday knocked off Colorado's books.
"We believed it was the perfect opportunity to break from the past," Kim Cameron said.
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