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?
Bibliography
When & Where did the Sand Creek Massacre occur?
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On November 29, 1864
, approximately seven hundred soldiers, under the command of Colonel John Chivington, approached a Cheyenne encampment near
Sand Creek, in Colorado.