Reservation Era Begins 1850-1878

1875

Sappa Creek Massacre of Cheyenne (Kansas)

Cheyenne prisoners. Image: Leonard and Martin
Cheyenne prisoners. Image: Leonard and Martin

Kansas troops trap a group of Cheyenne, massacring 27 men, women, and children on the Sappa Creek (“List of Indian massacres”).

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