Legacy of Advocacy for Native American Issues

Ben Nighthorse Campbell, a former US senator and representative from Colorado, died at 92.
Campbell was the first Native American elected to the Senate since the 1920s.
He served two terms from 1993 to 2005 as a member of the Northern Cheyenne tribe.
Campbell sponsored legislation to upgrade the Sand Creek Massacre site to a national park.
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