Colorado Experience

Colorado Experience

Sand Creek Massacre (2x10)


Air date: Nov 27, 2014

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.

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  • Premiered: Feb 2013
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  • Thursday at 19