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SAND CREEK MEMORIES
by Don Crowley
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The Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 remains one of
the most horrific events in the history of the United States. Under the
pretext of defending the growing city of Denver, Colorado, United
States troops, under the command of Colonel John Chivington, attacked a
camp of peaceful Cheyenne. The majority of Cheyenne warriors had left
on a hunt, but the American soldiers slaughtered every Native American
they could find, including women, the elderly and children. Chivington
reported that between five and six hundred warriors were killed; in
truth, about 53 men and over a hundred women and children were
murdered. The battle has remained an ugly scar on the face of the
southwest United States.
The Cheyenne subject of Don Crowley’s Sand Creek Memories pays
tribute to the memory of his fallen tribesmen. This moving portrait is
a memorial to the departed and a plea for peace, that we may not make
the same mistake in allowing such atrocities again.
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Giclee on Canvas - Masterwork Edition
