The Sand Creek Massacre resulted in a heavy loss of life, mostly among Cheyenne and Arapaho women and children. The hardest hit by the massacre were the Wutapiu, Black Kettle's band.

Sand Creek Massacre, (November 29, 1864), controversial surprise attack upon a camp of Cheyenne and Arapaho people in southeastern Colorado Territory by a force of about 675 …

On November 29th, 1864, Chiefs Black Kettle, White Antelope, Left Hand and others were encamped with around 750 Arapaho and Cheyenne people in a valley by the Big Sandy …

On November 29th, Colonel John Chivington, leading over 600 Colorado Territory Militia soldiers from nearby Fort Lyon, attacked the Sand Creek camp of over 500 Cheyenne and Arapaho …

Nov 13, 2009 · On November 29, 1864, peaceful band of Southern Cheyenne and Arapahoe Native Americans are massacred by Colonel John Chivington’s Colorado volunteers at Sand …

Learn about the events of the 1864 massacre of a peaceful village of Cheyenne and Arapaho people by the U.S. Cavalry in what is now southeast Colorado.

Aug 27, 2024 · The Sand Creek Massacre was a slaughter of Cheyenne and Arapaho, mainly women, children, and the elderly, by US troops under Colonel Chivington on 29 November 1864.

Colonel John M. Chivington attacked an unsuspecting village of Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians camped on Sand Creek. An eyewitness testified: "...I think I saw altogether some seventy …

13 hours ago · Today in History: Nov. 29, the Sand Creek Massacre In 1864, a Colorado militia launched an unprovoked attack on an encampment of Cheyenne and Arapahoe tribal …

Jun 25, 2025 · Since the barbarism of November 29, the Sand Creek Massacre maintains its status as one of the most emotionally charged and controversial events in American history, a …