Sand Creek Massacre memorial planned

Sand Creek Massacre memorial planned

Legislators unanimously supported the sculpture to commemorate the 1864 attack. The memorial will be made up a 24-foot-tall sculpture of an Arapaho chief, a Cheyenne chief and a Native American woman holding a child.

Sand Creek Massacre memorial to replace Civil War statue at Colorado Capitol

The memorial will consist of a massive, 24-foot-tall sculpture of an Arapaho chief, a Cheyenne chief and a Native American woman holding a child

Colorado Legislature approves Sand Creek memorial as Oklahoma tribes say they were left out

The Colorado House and Senate approve a memorial for the Sand Creek Massacre, but representatives of the Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes say they were not involved.

Sand Creek Massacre memorial to replace Civil War statue at the Colorado State Capitol

Colorado lawmakers voted unanimously to approve a 24-foot statue to commemorate the Sand Creek Massacre. It will replace a Civil War statue torn down in 2020.

Legislature approves Sand Creek Massacre memorial for Colorado Capitol

A statue memorializing the Sand Creek Massacre will soon adorn the Colorado State Capitol grounds — a milestone moment of awareness and healing from one of the darkest moments in state history. The Colorado Senate unanimously approved a resolution approving its installation Monday. The House also unanimously approved it last week. Installation is planned to begin in 2026. The statue, by sculptor Gerald Anthony Shippen, will depict the Cheyenne a…

A dream of remembrance

Will Jimeno and Doug Harbour in front of a memorial wall with the completed firefighter statue (Will Jimeno) Doug Harbour calls himself an “old Marine with a dream” when speaking about his hope to have his hometown of Lamar, Colorado, create a 9/11 memorial tribute. Harbour, an 80-year-old U.S. Marine combat veteran of the Vietnam War, says his quest began in 2011, when he convinced city leaders to let him organize a local 9/11 tribute honoring …