Sand Creek Massacre
National Historic Site
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The Sand Creek Massacre is a site unlike any other in America. As 675 cavalrymen rounded a prairie bend, the Campings of Chiefs Black Kettle, White Antelope, and Left Hand lay in the valley before them. Chaotic, horrific, tumultuous, and bloody, the events of November 29, 1864, changed the course of history.
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Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site enhances public understanding of the tragic attack on Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes.
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$136 million
in aid to our partner parks to fund educational programs, initiatives, and scientific research
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