Shadows of Sand Creek: A Case Study of the Colorado War and Its Historical Legacy

Summary

In 2013, a History Colorado Center presented an exhibit entitled "Collision: The Sand Creek Massacre 1860s to Today." It was soon closed due to a multitude of concerns from the Northern Cheyenne tribe including that fact was offensive to many tribal members, who believed the event was being portrayed as an inevitable clash of cultures rather than a isolated event. I intend to portray this event as a case study of the most recent in an ongoing clash over the portrayal of the event to the public and the place of Sand Creek in the American historical memory.

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This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Historical Archaeology of the American West   •
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