The Wounded Knee Massacre The Sioux Peaceful nomadic

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The Wounded Knee Massacre

The Wounded Knee Massacre

The Sioux • Peaceful nomadic hunters • Were promised the Black Hills in the

The Sioux • Peaceful nomadic hunters • Were promised the Black Hills in the Dakotas • A gold rush in 1874 • Sitting Bull defeated Colonel George A. Custer in the Battle of Little Bighorn

The Ghost Dance • • • Started in 1886 by Wokovo A new world

The Ghost Dance • • • Started in 1886 by Wokovo A new world without white men A world with plenty of game Dead would be resurrected Wearing the shirt would keep them from death

The Death of Sitting Bull • The Ghost Dance reached Standing Rock • Sitting

The Death of Sitting Bull • The Ghost Dance reached Standing Rock • Sitting Bull refused to stop it • A fight ensued and Sitting Bull along with seven Indians died

 • Big Foot gets scared • Tries to move his followers to safety

• Big Foot gets scared • Tries to move his followers to safety in the Bad Lands • Stopped by soldiers • They were moved to Knee Wounded

The Wounded Knee Camp • The Tipis were set up in a valley next

The Wounded Knee Camp • The Tipis were set up in a valley next to Wounded Knee Creek • Surrounded by soldiers • Four Hotchkiss guns on a hill overlooking the camp

 • December 29 th the Indians were ordered to hand over their guns

• December 29 th the Indians were ordered to hand over their guns • Only two were given • The soldiers searched the camp and found 40 guns

 • Indian gun went off • Soldiers in the camp started firing •

• Indian gun went off • Soldiers in the camp started firing • Soldiers on the hill fired at the teepees with the Hotchkiss guns

 • Over 300 Indians killed • 31 soldiers killed • Ended all Indian

• Over 300 Indians killed • 31 soldiers killed • Ended all Indian resistance

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References • • • • http: //www. hanksville. org/daniel/lakota/Ghost_Dance. html http: //littlebighorn. 8 k. com/main. htm http: //www. eyewitnesstohistory. com/custer. htm http: //encarta. msn. com/encyclopedia_761574723/Wounded_Knee. html http: //siouxme. com/massacre. html http: //www. wmburgweb. com/Digital. Scrapbooks/Travel 98/Pine. Ridge/pineridge. html http: //www. lib. utexas. edu/maps/united_states/fed_lands_2003/south_dakota_2003. pdf http: //www. lastoftheindependents. com/wounded. htm http: //www. bgsu. edu/departments/acs/1890 s/woundedknee/WKIntro. html http: //msnbc. com/onair/msnbc/Timeand. Again/archive/wknee/ghost. asp? cp 1=1 http: //www. archives. gov/research_room/research_topics/native_americans/select_list_021. html http: //www. archives. gov/research_room/research_topics/native_americans/select_list_033. html http: //www. archives. gov/research_room/research_topics/native_americans/select_list_090. html "Indian Dances of North America" by Reginald and Gladys Laubin