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Sand Creek Massacre

Colorado Experience revisits the horrific events of the Sand Creek Massacre.

Aired 11/27/2014 | Rating NR

Colorado Experience

Sand Creek Massacre

Season 2 Episode 210 | 58m 19sVideo has Closed Captions

Colorado Experience revisits the horrific events of the Sand Creek Massacre.

What would lead approximately 675 volunteer soldiers to attack a peaceful settlement of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians in southeastern Colorado Territory? On November 29, 1864, Colonel John Chivington led a group to do just that, resulting in the deaths of over one hundred men, women and children. This episode revisits the horrific events and uncovers the history 150 years later.

Aired 11/27/2014 | Rating NR

Colorado Experience is a local public television program presented by RMPBS

Colorado Experience

Sand Creek Massacre

Season 2 Episode 210 | 58m 19sVideo has Closed Captions

What would lead approximately 675 volunteer soldiers to attack a peaceful settlement of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians in southeastern Colorado Territory? On November 29, 1864, Colonel John Chivington led a group to do just that, resulting in the deaths of over one hundred men, women and children. This episode revisits the horrific events and uncovers the history 150 years later.

Aired 11/27/2014 | Rating NR

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