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Acknowledgments
This book would not have been possible without the kindness, trust, patience, commitment, and unconditional support of many. First of all, I must acknowledge the courage, dedication, resilience, trust, and dignity of all of the people of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Lame Deer, Montana; of the Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma; and of the Northern Arapaho Tribe of Wind River, Wyoming, whom this project honors. From those representative First Nations, I must especially recognize the support of the following individuals: Steve Brady, Otto Braided Hair, and their respective family members; Laird and Colleen Cometsevah, the late Eugene Ridgely Sr. and Gail Ridgely, Joe Big Medicine, and all the Cheyenne and Arapaho people dedicated to Sand Creek. Second, I must recognize the friendship and support of Dr. Alexa Roberts, project director of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site. This project would not have been possible without her. Thanks to Bill and Trudy Dawson, former landowners and dedicated protectors of the Sand Creek site for many years, and to all of the Park Service personnel who assisted me during this project. In addition, I thank the citizens of the community of Eads and surrounding areas for welcoming me into their beautiful communities with open arms; I am especially grateful to Jeri Zimmermann and her family for their hospitality. My family provided