There are stories that history books only partially hold—and others that live on in families, in land, in memory carried across generations.

In this episode of the Peacemakers Podcast, we listen to Southern Cheyenne leader Chris Tall Bear as he shares the story of the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre—not as distant history, but as something still present. His ancestors survived Sand Creek. What he offers here is a continuation of memory: held in place, in lineage, and in the responsibility to remember.

Chris walks us through the broken treaties, the political ambitions, and the violence that led to Sand Creek. He speaks to what remains unresolved.

A question of how we live with histories that have not been fully recognized.A question of what remembrance asks of us now.And a quiet, ongoing possibility—that through acknowledgment, conversation, and presence, something can begin.

Listen in to this heartfelt and necessary conversation.

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Show Credits:

* Speaker: Chris Tall Bear

* Recording Date: April 01, 2026

* Hosts: Jim Hōden Fricker

* Audio & Video Editing/Engineering: Jim Hōden Fricker

* Event Coordinators: Geoff Shōun O’Keeffe & Chloe Wright

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