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):
- The Wounded Knee Museum* - This website lists the operating hours of the museum and contact information, along with some information about the event itself.
- Wounded Knee Massacre Monument * - Visit the Wounded Knee Massacre Monument in Wounded Knee, SD located on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southwestern South Dakota .
- Report by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs after Wounded Knee
- Surviving Wounded Knee 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. The opening of the fight at Wounded Knee. South Dakota Wounded Knee, 1891. Photograph.