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Sand Creek Massacre

Colorado’s 150th anniversary somber occasion for Native Americans who lost territory

Descendants of Sand Creek massacre, forced removals still regard Colorado as ancestral homelands.

Rick Williams, founder and director of the People of the Sacred Land, poses for a portrait at his home in Broomfield on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Members of the Westernaires Interpretive Indian Dancing group leave the arena after their presentation at the Horsecapades Annual Fundraising Show at the Events Center at National Western Complex on Oct. 19, 2024 in Denver. (Photo By Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)

Westernaires end Native American dancing program after decades of Indigenous pushback

By Elizabeth Hernandez

February 24, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The Westernaires have been teaching horsemanship to kids in Colorado and performing equine entertainment with...

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