A New Archaeological Tradition. Leora Broydo Vestel.
by Vestel, Leora Broydo; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 4Global Issues. Publisher: American Archaeology, 2003ISSN: 1522-3221;.Subject(s): Arapaho Indians | Archaeologists | Archaeology and history | Cheyenne Indians | Cultural property -- Protection | Indians of North America -- Wars | Oral tradition | Sand Creek MassacreDDC classification: 050 Summary: "On November 29, 1864, American troops raided a Native American village on the banks of Colorado's Sand Creek. Approximately 200 Cheyenne and Arapaho, two-thirds of whom were women and children, were killed and mutilated. The attack took them by surprise--they had been offered amnesty, and both white and American flags flew above the encampment." (AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY) This article reveals how an extensive archaeological study and collection of oral histories from Cheyenne and Arapaho descendants provided researchers with the ability to identify the location of the Sand Creek Massacre.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: A New Archaeological Tradition, Spring 2003; pp. 39-43.
"On November 29, 1864, American troops raided a Native American village on the banks of Colorado's Sand Creek. Approximately 200 Cheyenne and Arapaho, two-thirds of whom were women and children, were killed and mutilated. The attack took them by surprise--they had been offered amnesty, and both white and American flags flew above the encampment." (AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY) This article reveals how an extensive archaeological study and collection of oral histories from Cheyenne and Arapaho descendants provided researchers with the ability to identify the location of the Sand Creek Massacre.
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