No facts which put the Arabs in an unpleasant light are allowed. Nothing must interfere with imbuing our younger generation with the belief that peace is at hand. But such beliefs can sometimes be detrimental to survival. This is what poor gullible Black Kettle discovered too late. After he and a band of half-naked Cheyennes escaped Sand Creek, he spent the ensuing years attending peace parleys and desperately seeking to dissuade his brethren from going on the warpath.
Shots rang amid the terrified screams.
This time Black Kettle didn't get away. He fell in the snow next to his wife and 40 others, mostly women and children. The elderly chief must have trusted that it could never happen again. See the articles you read most frequently during the last three months. The Western Wall Enjoy this great online photo exhibit.