From the History in the Margins Archives: The Sand Creek Massacre

As we drove across Wyoming, heading toward the western-most point of our trip, I noticed signs stating that we were on the Sand Creek Massacre Trail, which confused me slightly since I knew that the massacre occurred in Colorado.   A quick internet search informed me that the trail was a 600-mile stretch of road…

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The Sand Creek Massacre is Tracking Me Down

I assume most of you, at least in the United States, have heard of the Battle of Wounded Knee, the final battle of the Plains Wars of the late nineteenth century and the focus of Native American activism in the 1970s.(1) But have you heard of the Sand Creek Massacre? I stumbled across the story…

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