Before the architects designed Scissortail Park, the Skydance Bridge or the Boathouse District, Hans and Torrey Butzer were given a mission statement and the project of a lifetime.

The statue, by sculptor Gerald Anthony Shippen, will depict the Cheyenne and Arapaho chiefs Black Kettle and Left Hand, as well as a Native American woman with a child.

Now it's the goal of physician Susan Chambers to use the city's strong recovery to inspire hope among others dealing with ...