The History Colorado Center in Denver has just opened a new exhibition-  “The Sand Creek Massacre: The Betrayal that Changed Cheyenne and Arapaho People Forever.” In this feature produced by KGNU contributor January Jones, you’ll hear directly from Cheyenne and Arapaho tribal members who spoke during the public commemoration for the exhibit on November 19, 2022. The remarks are abbreviated. 

 

The exhibition recounts the deadliest day in Colorado history -November 29,1864- when US Troops attacked a peaceful village of Cheyenne and Arapaho who were promised military protection. More than 230 women, children and elders were murdered. After the massacre, the Cheyenne and Arapaho People were forced to leave Colorado. Read the transcript here. 

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Order of Speakers:

Diane DiPrince, Executive Director, History Colorado

William Walksalong, Executive Administrator, Northern Cheyenne Tribe

Lee Spoonhunter, Co-Chairman Northern Arapaho Tribe

Reggie Wassana, Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma

Dr. Richard Little Bear, Northern Cheyenne Tribe

Gail Ridgely, Director of the Northern Arapaho Sand Creek Resource Office