A bill to finalize the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in eastern Colorado is ready for President Bush's signature.
The Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Trust Act of 2005 acquires land in trust for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. The bill gives the Interior Department administrative authority over the trust property. Any improvements or construction must be approved by the Cheyenne-Arapahos and the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana and the Northern Arapaho Tribe of Wyoming.
The bill passed the House on June 27 by a voice vote. It passed the Senate on July 26 by unanimous consent.
The site commemorates the massacre of 163 Cheyenne and Arapaho ancestors -- mostly women, children and elderly -- at the hands of the U.S. Army on November 29, 1864.
Get the Story:
Sand Creek Massacre legislation on to Bush
(The Denver Post 7/27)
Get the Bill:
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Trust Act of 2005
(H.R.481)
Relevant Links:
The National Park Service, Sand Creek Massacre Project Study
- www.nps.gov/planning/sand/about.htm
The
Sand Creek Massacre Site - www.kiowacountycolo.com/sand.htm
Related Stories:
Sand Creek massacre site in hands of caretakers (2/1)
Colo. governor
obtains legal opinion on casino (01/21)
Campbell's remarks on casino stir Democrats
(1/19)
Campbell reiterates
opposition to 'Sand Creek' casino (1/16)
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes cite support for Colo.
casino (1/15)
Harjo: Secrets of the
Sand Creek land purchase (12/22)
Sand Creek plaque now refers to
massacre (12/2)
Vote on
Sand Creek land deal postponed (11/27)
Sand Creek land deal up for tribal
vote (11/26)
Finally, a
Sand Creek land sale? (09/03)
Final Sand Creek land sale delayed
(8/7)
Sand Creek site
deeded to tribes (4/29)
Sand
Creek site to go to tribes (4/26)
Film to document Sand Creek
Massacre (4/11)
Exact Sand
Creek site in dispute (3/21)
Sand Creek site in jeopardy
(3/8)
Sacred sites, repatriation
focus of conference (2/5)
Massacre bill passes Congress
(10/24)
Sand Creek bill approved by
Committee (09/21)
Massacre
focus of law, letters (9/15)
Runners commemorate Sand Creek
(08/03)
Campbell wants massacre
memorial (7/28)
Politics
Sand Creek Massacre bill ready for Bush signature
Thursday, July 28, 2005
Stay Connected
Contact Us
indianz@indianz.com202 630 8439 (THEZ)
Search
Top Stories
Trending in News
1 Tribes rush to respond to new coronavirus emergency created by Trump administration
2 'At this rate the entire tribe will be extinct': Zuni Pueblo sees COVID-19 cases double as first death is confirmed
3 Arne Vainio: 'A great sickness has been visited upon us as human beings'
4 Arne Vainio: Zoongide'iwin is the Ojibwe word for courage
5 Cayuga Nation's division leads to a 'human rights catastrophe'
2 'At this rate the entire tribe will be extinct': Zuni Pueblo sees COVID-19 cases double as first death is confirmed
3 Arne Vainio: 'A great sickness has been visited upon us as human beings'
4 Arne Vainio: Zoongide'iwin is the Ojibwe word for courage
5 Cayuga Nation's division leads to a 'human rights catastrophe'
More Stories
Dorgan supported rider on Shawnee land bid State asserts eminent domain on behalf of tribe
News Archive
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000