The General Agencies of The United Methodist Church are calling upon annual conferences, districts, and local churches to join us in solidarity with the descendants of Sand Creek as we journey in a contemplative healing run.
We challenge you all to gather churches together and cumulatively run, walk, or bike 173 miles.
Check out a few resources that you can listen to as you run/walk on this healing journey.
Oral histories of the Sand Creek Massacre from Arapaho and Cheyenne Tribes located in Oklahoma
The episode shares Cheyenne and Arapaho accounts and oral histories from Fred Mosqueda, Blanche White Shield, Colleen Cometsevah, Kendall Collie, Ricky Candy, Tony Cartwright, and Chester Whiteman. They're all members of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes and descendants of the massacre's victims. Some of these recordings were made in the late 1990s and early 2000s as part of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Sites designation. Listen here.
"The betrayal at Sand Creek" from Colorado Public Radio.
This CPR "Colorado Matters" episode from 2022 not only tells the story of the Sand Creek Massacre and the exhibit at History Colorado in Denver, but also is a meditation on the tribes' history, their cultures, and their present-day lives. Listen here.
This content was produced by ResourceUMC.org on May 20, 2025. Contact is Crystal Caviness.