Another Massacre we should not forget.

[formercia]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/28/sand.creek.massacre.ap/index.html

SAND CREEK MASSACRE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, Colorado (AP) -- More than 142 years after a band of state militia volunteers massacred 150 sleeping Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians in a misdirected act of vengeance, a memorial to the tragic event was officially dedicated Saturday.

The Sand Creek Massacre National Historic site, 160 miles southeast of Denver on Big Sandy Creek in Kiowa County, pays tribute to those killed in the November 29, 1864, attack.

Seeking revenge for the killings of several settlers by Indians, 700 militia members slaughtered nearly everyone in the village. Most were women or children.

Descendants of some of the victims were among several hundred people at Saturday's dedication on the rolling hills of the southeastern Colorado plains. A mock village of a dozen tepees was set up in a grove of cottonwood trees along the creek that historians believe marks the site of the killings.

[Mika]

1. Why do you hate America?

Murica was founded on the peaceful pursuit of liberty, freedom and happiness.

:sarcasm:

[formercia]

3. I am beginning to think 'Murka' is just a cruel joke

foisted upon us by the powers that be.

[ellie]

2. I was there last year!

I would like to see a memorial. It is a lonely place.

[livvy]

4. Here is a link for some history on this horrible event.

I'm still reading, but finished Congressional Testimony of Mr. John S. Smith: Washington, March 14, 1865.
I read about this many years ago, but at the time there was limited information available (1975ish).
It's about time Sand Creek is recognized, for what it truly was.
If you're interested the website I'm reading is here:
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/resources/archives/four/sandcrk.htm#editorial