ON DISPLAY AUGUST 7 - OCTOBER 13
The Sand Creek Massacre exhibit was created in deep consultation with representatives from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, the Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, and the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Montana. The exhibition shares the story of the Sand Creek Massacre as told by the descendants of its survivors.
EXHIBIT OPENING
Friday, August 7th
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On the dawn of November 29th, 1864, the US Army attacked a peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho camp of mostly elders, women, and children on Big Sandy Creek in Southeast Colorado. A US Flag and a white flag of surrender were raised, but the soldiers still opened fire, killing more than 230 people, including 23 Cheyenne chiefs and 5 Arapaho chiefs. The survivors fled, and nearly a decade later, were forcefully relocated onto reservations. The Northern Arapaho survivors of the massacre were placed on the Wind River Reservation here in Wyoming.
Exhibit sponsored by:
The Newell B. Sargent Foundation, Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund, Casper Antique and Collectors Club, Sheila Duffy, Clinton and Kathleen Scott, Barbara Vietti, Chuck and Sherrie Glade, David and Marilyn Bostrom, Preston Bostrom, Jadeco Inc, Stanton and Linda Abell, Ben Wight
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