Native American (Sand Creek Massacre) (1864)
Native-American (Sand Creek Massacre) (1864)
When and where did the genocide occur?
What caused this genocide?
Why and how did the genocide occur?
Who were the victims?
After the war
Why did people act or not act to end the genocide?
What caused the genocide to stop?
Once the genocide ended, what consequences did the agressors face?
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Who were the victims
?
Majority of the victims were women men and children of Native American descent. As many as 500 Cheyenne and Arapaho were asleep in their lodges when US soldiers attacked. An estimated of 163 Native Americans died. Mainly women, children and elderly.