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Wounded Knee Massacre

"Image of the opening of the fight at Wounded Knee."
The opening of the fight at Wounded Knee.

The Wounded Knee Massacre took place Dec. 29, 1890, and was a conflict between the North American Lakota People and representatives of the U.S. government which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Lakota  men, women and children.

Available Resource(s):

  • * - This website lists the operating hours of the museum and contact information, along with some information about the event itself.
  • * - Visit the Wounded Knee Massacre Monument in Wounded Knee, SD located on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southwestern South Dakota .
  •  by David W. Grua - A study conducted to preserve the memory of those who were at Wounded Knee in 1890. 

Image Citation:

Remington, Frederic, Artist. . South Dakota Wounded Knee, 1891. Photograph.