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Article: Sand Creek Massacre site to be memorialized
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- Indian Country Today (Lakota Times)
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- October 19, 1998
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Indian Country Today (Lakota Times)
10-19-1998
Sand Creek Massacre site to be memorialized
The site of one of this country's most horrendous assaults on American Indians is a step closer to becoming a National Historic Site.
The site of the Sand Creek massacre, one of this nation's most embarrassing moments in history, eventually will be developed and the story interpreted for visitors with the help of two American Indian tribes whose ancestors were victims of the brutality.
A bill introduced in the Senate by Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, R-Colo., recently passed the House and is on its way to the White House for signature. The Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Study Act will fund ...