ABOVE: After Sand Creek, ink and watercolors on antique ledger paper, dated Oct. 7, 1892, 6.5" x 13.5", 2014.


This shows what transpired after the Massacre at Sand Creek – an all-out war by the Cheyenne, Arapaho and Lakota allies. Tensions were extremely high after the attack. They at- tacked ranches, outposts, wagons and individu- als all along the central and northern Plains.


LEFT: Sand Creek, ink and colored pencil on antique ledger sheet, dated Jan. 6, 1897, 11.25" x 17.75", 2014.


This is a depiction of Cheyenne men defending the camp while the women, children and old people attempt to flee the attacking soldiers.


FAR LEFT: Captain Silas S. Soule, A Man With A Good Heart, July 26, 1838–April 23, 1865, mixed media, antique ledger sheet, dated Sept. 22, 1872, 7.5" x 12.5", 2014.


I did this piece to honor Captain Silas S. Soule, an honorable man who refused to fire and or- dered the troops under his command to not fire upon the Cheyenne and Arapaho people at Sand Creek. He was later killed in Denver for speaking out against Chivington and others who commit- ted murder and mutilation on the Cheyenne and Arapaho people at Sand Creek.


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PHOTOS BY HEATHER LEVI


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