Sand Creek Memorial Proposal

ZACH BEHAN, MACKENZIE LOCEY, JOSHUA RAEBEL, KYLA RAND

Figure 1 source: Robert Lindneux, Finding Sand Creek, 2004

Current Memorial

A current memorial stone for the Sand Creek Massacre.Figure 2 source: National Park Service, Sand Creek Historic Site

Sun Dance Tent

Exterior view of a Cheyenne Sun Dance tent.Figure 5 source: Cheyenne Indians at a Sun Dance Edward S. Curtis, 1910

Interior view of another Sun Dance tent.Source 6 source: Assiniboine Sundance Lodge – 1905 www.American-Tribes.com

Our Design

The final design of the Sand Creek Memorial Site.

Beadwork

An example of typical Cheyenne beadwork.Figure 4 source: Corina Roberts

Designs can be much more complex.Figure 5 source: Bright Meadow by Shirlee Frost 2005

Our Design (cont.)

The interior of the tent is weatherproofed canvas with beadwork covering much of the walls.

Fountain

A shallow fountain surrounds the central support of the tent.

Black Kettle Statue

The White people can go wherever they please and they will not be disturbed by us, and I want you to let them know.

–Black Kettle

An example of another statue depicting a native American chief. Figure 7 source: Photo of Indian Statue. Panoramio.com. 21 Sept. 2011. Panoramio, Inc. Web. 29 Oct. 2013

A sketch of Chief Black Kettle.Figure 8 source: "Black Kettle (Moketavato)." American Indian History Online. Facts On File, Inc.

Final Budget $100,000 plastic tree logs

$10,000 plastic foliage

$1,000,000 Black Kettle statue

$68,000 beads

$153,000 steel wire

$25,000 canvas

$5,000 fountain

$5,000 pebbles

$10,000 installation$1,400,000 total

Contact Information

Joshua Raebel

(641) 242 – 2202

jdraebel@iastate.edu