There will be a dedication on
Saturday April 28, 2007 establishing the
Sand Creek Massacre National
Historic Site.
Some of the events scheduled
Chuck Wagon Breakfast:
Sponsored by the Eads Chamber of Commerce
Site Dedication:
Sand Creek Massacre site.
Site Tours:
National Park Service
Buffalo BBQ:
Sponsored by Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes
Traditional Gathering:
Song and dances presented by the Arapaho
and Cheyenne Tribes
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Intermountain Region Media Advisory
For Immediate Release
April 11,
2007
NEWEST NATIONAL PARK TO
BE DEDICATED IN COLORADO
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WHAT:
Official Dedication of the Sand Creek Massacre
National Historic Site
WHERE:
West of Eads, Colorado, approx.15 mi.
WHEN:
April 28, 2007 Site activities from 10 a.m. until
12:30 p.m.
WHO: Tribal descendents
of the massacre, other elders and officials
Director of the
National Park Service Mary Bomar
U.S.
Senators Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Sam Brownback, U.S.
Rep. Marilyn Musgrave
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Lt. Governor Barbara
O’Brien
Other federal, state and local elected
officials
The dedication ceremony of the
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site will create
the 391st National Park unit nationwide.
This event is the culmination of more than a decade’s
worth of study, consultation and legislative efforts
which recognizes both a shameful event in our nation’s
history and the universal lessons that come with
respectful tolerance of others. In addition to being a
formal government dedication, the event has deep,
spiritual meaning for the descendents of the four
sovereign Tribes whose ancestors were killed there.
Please be respectful of our
American Indian partners and arrange, through the
official media contacts, interview requests for the day
of the event.
The day of the event will feature
formal activities at the site and a wide range of
celebration activities in the Town of Eads.
The dedication event will be a
controlled access event with media availabilities and
satellite truck space available.
A complete list of interview
opportunities, maps and other information is available
through the listed media contacts.
Media
Contacts: Karen Breslin, Chief of
Communications, NPS Intermountain Region, (303)
969-2707, or (303) 532-6860 (cell phone) or James Doyle,
Deputy Chief of Communications NPS Intermountain Region,
(303) 969-2321, or (970) 402-1106 (cell).
-NPS-
NPS Sand Creek Massacre National
Historic Site Update.pdf |
