Sand Creek, Colorado Territory
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Sand Creek, Colorado Territory was the site of the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, where U.S. volunteer cavalry attacked and killed a large number of Cheyenne and Arapaho people in one of the most infamous atrocities of the American Indian Wars.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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massacre site ⓘ |
| aftermathConsequence |
escalation of Plains Indian Wars
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increased Native American resistance on the Plains ⓘ |
| approximateFatalities |
mostly women, children, and elderly
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over 150 ⓘ |
| associatedLeaderOnNativeSide |
Black Kettle
GENERATED
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Left Hand GENERATED ⓘ White Antelope GENERATED ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
1st Colorado Cavalry Regiment
NERFINISHED
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3rd Colorado Cavalry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. volunteer cavalry ⓘ |
| category |
American Indian Wars sites
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Historic sites in Colorado ⓘ Massacres of Native Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedByOnAttackingSide | John Chivington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | annual remembrance events ⓘ |
| conflictContext |
American Indian Wars
NERFINISHED
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Colorado War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eventDateAtSite |
1864-11-29
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1864-11-30 ⓘ |
| eventNameAtSite | Sand Creek Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flagFlownByCamp |
U.S. flag
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white flag of truce ⓘ |
| hasNearbyWatercourse | Sand Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the most infamous atrocities of the American Indian Wars ⓘ |
| investigatedBy | U.S. Congress Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| investigationOutcome | attack condemned as brutal and unjustified ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kiowa County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialSiteDesignationYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| preAttackStatusOfCamp | Cheyenne and Arapaho encampment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
site of a massacre of Native Americans
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symbol of U.S. violence against Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| relatedTreatyContext |
Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851)
NERFINISHED
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Treaty of Fort Wise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| siteOf | Sand Creek Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialStatusAtTime | part of Colorado Territory in 1864 ⓘ |
| victimGroup |
Arapaho people
NERFINISHED
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Cheyenne people NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Arapaho NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Cheyenne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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