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Colorado Senate approves joint resolution to place Sand Creek Massacre memorial on State Capitol west grounds
Summary
The Colorado General Assemblyadopted House Joint Resolution 1024 approving placement of a Sand Creek Massacre memorial on the State Capitoladgrounds and the long-term loan of the Union Soldier statue to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
The Colorado Senate on April 14 adopted House Joint Resolution 1024, approving a plan to install a memorial to victims of the Sand Creek Massacre on the west grounds of the State Capitol and to place the Union Soldier statue on long-term loan to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
The resolution acknowledges the Sand Creek Massacre of Nov. 29, 1864, in which the text notes about 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho people were killed, mostly women, children and elders, and approves the design and location recommended by the State Capitol Building Advisory Committee, the Capital Development Committee and the governor.
Sen. Sandra Mullica (D) moved the resolution and framed it as recognition of historical truth and a step toward…
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