Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
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Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site is a U.S. National Park Service unit preserving the location and memory of the 1864 massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho people by U.S. troops in southeastern Colorado.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States National Historic Site
ⓘ
historic battlefield ⓘ protected area ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Arapaho Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cheyenne Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTribe |
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Arapaho NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Cheyenne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizationYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| authorizedByLaw | Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2000 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | National Historic Site in Colorado ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Arapaho people killed at Sand Creek
ⓘ
Cheyenne people killed at Sand Creek ⓘ Sand Creek Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| designation | U.S. National Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| established | 2007-04-28 ⓘ |
| event | massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho people by U.S. troops ⓘ |
| governingBody | U.S. Department of the Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
commemorative monuments
ⓘ
interpretive trails ⓘ overlook of the massacre site ⓘ visitor contact station ⓘ |
| hasInterpretationPartner |
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Arapaho Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Cheyenne Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.nps.gov/sand/index.htm ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kiowa County, Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeastern Colorado ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Eads, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborative management with descendant tribes
ⓘ
preserving the site of an 1864 massacre of Native Americans ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2007-04-28 ⓘ |
| owner |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| partOf | National Park System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedFor |
cultural heritage
ⓘ
historic landscape ⓘ |
| purpose |
to honor the Cheyenne and Arapaho victims
ⓘ
to interpret the history of the Sand Creek Massacre ⓘ to preserve the site of the Sand Creek Massacre ⓘ |
| significantEventDate | 1864-11-29 ⓘ |
| state | Colorado ⓘ |
| timeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| topic |
19th-century American West
ⓘ
American Indian history ⓘ U.S. military history ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.