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The Wounded Knee Massacre, also known as the Battle of Wounded Knee, was the deadliest mass shooting in American history, involving nearly three hundred Lakota people killed by U.S. soldiers in 1890. The article covers the prelude, the fight and the aftermath of the massacre, as well as its historical and cultural significance.
6 wrz 2024 · Learn about the 1890 slaughter of Lakota Indians by U.S. Army troops in South Dakota, the climax of the U.S. Army’s repression of the Plains Indians. Explore the context, causes, and legacy of the massacre and the Ghost Dance movement.
6 lis 2009 · Wounded Knee was the site of two conflicts between Native Americans and the U.S. government, in 1890 and 1973. Learn about the Ghost Dance movement, the 1890 massacre, the 1973 occupation and the aftermath of both events.
Masakra nad Wounded Knee – ostatnie duże starcie zbrojne pomiędzy armią Stanów Zjednoczonych Ameryki a Indianami Wielkich Równin z 29 grudnia 1890. Starcie miało miejsce nad potokiem Wounded Knee na terenie indiańskiego rezerwatu Pine Ridge.
19 lis 2021 · Learn how the U.S. Army killed hundreds of Lakota men, women, and children in 1890 at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota, in response to a religious movement called the Ghost Dance. Explore the legacy of this tragedy and the controversies over the medals awarded to the soldiers involved.
13 maj 2022 · Learn about the tragic slaughter of some 300 Lakota men, women and children by U.S. Army troops in 1890. Find out how the Ghost Dance movement, broken treaties and white settlers' fear led to the bloodbath.
6 lut 2024 · Learn about the slaughter of over 250 Native Americans by the US military in 1890, the result of tensions over the Ghost Dance movement and land conflicts. Explore the context of westward expansion, buffalo hunting, and Plains Indian wars.
