"In 1864, a contingent of Colorado militia murdered at least 163 Indians, mostly women and children, at a camp along Sand Creek in eastern Colorado.

Last year, then-U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, a Colorado Republican and the only American Indian in the Senate, got the Senate to pass a bill designating the massacre site as a national historic monument. But the effort faltered in the House when U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, a Republican who represents the district that includes Sand Creek, didn't push for its passage. Fortunately, the effort didn't end with Campbell's retirement, as U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard, another Colorado Republican, took up the cause and again pushed the bill through the Senate."

Get the Story:
Sand Creek won't be forgotten (The Denver Post 8/4)

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

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