A new look at history – Sand Creek Massacre
In November, 1864, a bloody battle occurred between the United States military and the Cheyenne and Arapaho people encamped along the banks of the Sand Creek River. That people died and that lives were changed is never contested.
But short of these facts, many Coloradans still are at odds over these events that occurred 146 years ago. Was it, as often portrayed, a massacre? Was it a military operation? Was it simply a misunderstanding that escalated into tragedy?
Colorado artist Craig Bergsgaard believes that now is the time to take a new approach to discussing the events that transpired. And asks this important question? What did we, as citizens of the West, learn from this tragic event?