My local paper had an article this morning about an annual run in memory of the November 29, 1864 Sand Creek Massacre.  The Sand Creek Massacre Spiritual Healing Run begins near Eads, Colorado, and over the course of several days, travels to the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver.  This year's run started on Thursday, and ended on Saturday by honoring the graves of the officers who tried to prevent the massacre.

The article reminded me of the account of the massacre that I'd read in college for my Native American History class.  The book we read was called Song of Sorrow: Massacre at Sand Creek, and was written by Patrick M. Mendosa.  Although I don't remember all the details that we learned in the book, it obviously made such a big impression on me that I immediately thought of the book when I read about the event in Denver today.

Although it was assigned reading for a class in this case, it was the kind of book I like to read -- I am fascinated with Native American history, for one thing, which is of course why I took the class (and it was, in fact, one of my favorite classes -- throughout all of the three and a half years I spent in college!).  But it was also a well-researched narrative about events and people culminating in a significant historical event.  I devoured that book, finishing it within a day or two, quite a bit ahead of the class's schedule, as I remember.

I hope the participants in the run found the spiritual healing they were looking for.