Marking 160 years since Sand Creek Massacre

Colorado's deadliest day: The Sand Creek Massacre
"They need to know our story," said Chester Whiteman, a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma and tribal representative for NAGPRA and Sand Creek.
Friday marks 160 years since the Sand Creek Massacre, the deadliest day in Colorado history
It's been 160 years since the Sand Creek Massacre- when United States soldiers attacked Cheyenne and Arapaho people camped in southeastern Colorado. More than 200 innocent people mostly women, children and elders were killed.
160 Years Later, Descendants of Army's Sand Creek Massacre Still Wait for Justice
Friday, Nov. 29, marks 160 years since the Sand Creek bloodshed, and the pain of the tragedy still haunts descendants of those who were slain and those who escaped.
Remembering the Sand Creek Massacre, 160 Years Later
In the meantime, then-Governor John Hickenlooper created a Sand Creek Massacre Commission to determine how to mark the 150th anniversary. And in early December 2014, he stood on the steps of the Colorado Capitol and apologized to the descendants of the ...
November 29, the Sand Creek Massacre
On Nov. 29, 1864, a Colorado militia launched an unprovoked attack on an encampment of Cheyenne and Arapahoe tribal members, killing an estimated 230 people. In 1929, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Richard E. Byrd, pilot Bernt Balchen, radio operator Harold June and photographer Ashley McKinney made the first airplane flight over the South Pole.
City of Boulder will share truth of its tie to the Sand Creek Massacre in Colorado
The soldiers returned to Boulder from the massacre as heroes. And 100 years later, the idea that Fort Chambers had "stood guard" during an Indian uprising prevailed. "For years, p
Recognizing 160 years since the Sand Creek Massacre
In the early morning hours of November 29, 1864, Colonel John M. Chivington led soldiers of the 1 st and 3rd Regiments to attack of about 700 Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians camp.
Deadliest day in Colorado history: Marking 160 years since the Sand Creek Massacre
Friday marks 160 years since Colorado's Sand Creek Massacre, where U.S. soldiers attacked a camp of indigenous people, mostly women and children, killing hundreds.
160 years after the Sand Creek Massacre, it remains Colorado's deadliest day
"They need to know our story," said Chester Whiteman, a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma and tribal representative for NAGPRA and Sand Creek.
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'For the healing of our people': a Sand Creek Massacre ceremonial run returns from pandemic hiatus
Descendants of the Sand Creek Massacre victims returned to southeast Colorado this fall to resume a tradition of healing.
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Sand Creek an ugly stain on Colorado’s history, resounding horror for Natives
SAND CREEK MASSACRE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE — An icy breeze blows up the Sand Creek Valley 180 miles southeast of ...
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160 Years Since the Sand Creek Massacre Colorado’s Deadliest Day
Friday marks 160 years since the Sand Creek Massacre, a dark chapter in Colorado's history. On November 29, 1864, over 230 ...