sand creek memorial proposal zach behan, mackenzie locey, joshua raebel, kyla rand
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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
