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A miniature model shows what a bronze statue will look like as part of a new Sand Creek Massacre memorial at the Colorado state Capitol.
A statue honoring victims of Colorado s Sand Creek Massacre is likely to soon replace a Civil War monument on the west end of the state Capitol that was toppled during protests last summer.
Descendants of the massacre see the steps of the Capitol as an ideal spot for the Sand Creek memorial because historians say it was where soldiers displayed victims’ bodies during a victory parade through Denver in 1864.
Ryan Ortiz, of the Northern Arapaho Tribe, says putting a new memorial there will promote healing.
Colorado lawmakers consider replacing Union soldier statue with Sand Creek Massacre memorial
A Colorado legislative committee is considering a proposal to replace the statue of a Union soldier with a monument memorializing the Sand Creek Massacre.
and last updated 2021-02-26 17:25:35-05
DENVER â A Colorado legislative committee is considering a proposal to replace the statue of a Union soldier with a monument memorializing the Sand Creek Massacre.
The statue of the soldier was torn down by protesters during the calls for social justice over the summer. Capitol staff then removed the statue and placed it in the care of History Colorado.
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