Reservation Era Begins 1850-1878

1864

Colorado governor creates militia to kill “hostile Indians"

Governor John Evans orders peaceful Indians in eastern Colorado Territory to report to Sand Creek reservation or risk being attacked. Meanwhile, he creates a 100-day volunteer army to “kill and destroy all … hostile Indians.” (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/colorado-governor-orders-indians-to-sand-creek)

Settler Colonial Policy