The Story of Wounded Knee

"What the enemy did, so far this is a white war" (question 30 of Hynes 30). Indians murdered in the injured knees did not commit a crime before the battle (Heins 36), they were only engaged in religious activities. The ghost dance movement led to the massacre of the injured knee, which had sustained impact on many people. The dance of ghost dance began with a man named Wowaka. On January 1, 1889, he had a "vision" during Nevada's meal (Peterson 27).

The story of the injured knee massacre is well known, but its cause and influence remains a mystery even after 125 years. For Americans of the 19th century, it represented the resistance of India and the end of the Western conquest. For the Indians, it means that the United States completely ignores the responsibilities of the treaty, its two factions and its cruel attitude toward indigenous peoples. Since the 20th century the injured knee continued to stimulate controversy and government power and motivation in the way that the day of debate, the role of the military and the tragedy of today confront.

Summary and definition: The injured knee massacre was held on 29th December 1890 at the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Settlement in Nee Creek, South Dakota State. The incident was caused by the movement of ghost dance and the death of Chief Sitting Bull. It includes the 7th cavalry of the United States where Colonel James W. Forsythe clashed with Lacotasse. Lakota Sioux is led by Spotted Elk, also known as Big Foot. Due to this conflict, the Lakotasso massacre was nearly 400, most of them were women and children.

In the spring of 1973, the injured knee fight occurred in hundreds of Lakotas saw countries and their supporters occupied the injured knee village of the South Dakota Pine Ridge Indian Settlement. They demanded that the US government end the persecution and brought their reservations to the murder and intimidation of the American Indian Movement (AIM) supporters. The State of Lakota requires that the treaty signed by the United States government be respected, which has given Lakotasthu some autonomy and territory around Montenegro. The federal government surrounded the Lakotasaws with more than 300 units, including the US Army, the FBI, the Deputy of the Indian Authority (BIA), the US Army, the State Police. The Indians refused to retreat. They protected themselves with weapons within 73 trauma days and blocked government troops.