What Happened At Wounded Knee
69Do you know what happened at Wounded Knee?
The White Man made over 600 treaties with the Native Americans and they broke each and every treaty they ever made. The White Man destroyed the culture of the Native American people and beat Native American children if they were caught speaking their Native American languages.
I want to ask you a very serious question. Do you know what happened at Wounded Knee in 1890. Do you know the real story. Do you know that on December 29th 1890 that members of the US Seventh Calvary ( Over 500 Enlisted Men And Officers Of The US 7th Calvary ) surrounded an encampment of Native American people of the Miniconjou Sioux and the Hunkpapa Sioux and massacred every man, woman and child of the Lakota people. You can see pictures here on this page of the dead Native Americans who were murdered that day. Because that is actually what happened is that those Native American Men, Women, and Children were murdered.
The White Man called it a battle and did you know that the most Medals of Honor ever awarded in a single battle were awarded. If you can believe it their were 20 Medals of Honor awarded for the actions that day by members of the US 7th Calvary. Those 20 medals should be revoked and the names of the men who won them should be removed from the record book. It was the highest number of Medals of Honor ever issued for a single US battle. And it was not a battle it was a massacre.
Its important to keep in mind that the Native Americans had already been disarmed and surrounded by US troops from the 7th Calvary when they suddenly attacked and massacred at Wounded Knee. Why would you award Medals of Honor to men who committed one of the worst crimes in history. They murdered these people. Check out the photos. Watch the videos and then please let us hear from you below in the comment section. Tell us your thoughts.
American Indian Movement
AIM or American Indian Movement was founded by Dennis Banks, Herb Powless,Clyde Bellecourt, Russell Means, and Eddie Benton Banai. It is a American Indian Activist Organization that fights for the rights of American Natives.
It is most famous for its seizure of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1972 and the standoff at Wounded Knee in 1973.
Today AIM continues to fight for the rights of the Native American people all over the United States. AIM does everything it can to fight for the rights of the Native American People.
Ghosts of Wounded Knee
Ghost Dance
WOUNDED KNEE 1890 & 1970s Leonard Peltier, Aquash, FBI
The Ghost Dance was invented by a Paiute Holy Man named Wovoka and it scared the hell out of the white authorities at that time. It was in December of 1890 that the white authorities banned the Ghost Dance on Lakota reservations. When the rites of the ghost dance continued the white authorities called in the soldiers and it was this that led to the Massacre at Wounded Knee.
It was at about this same time that Sitting Bull and seven of his followers were killed by whites and American Indian Policemen. Seven of the American Indian Policemen were also killed at this time.
Native American; Leonard Peltier-Sundancer
What Happened At Wounded Knee? Why were Medals of Honor awarded for murder. Below is a photo of a US Calvary Officier riding thru the dead Sioux.
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Do you know what happened at Wounded Knee in 1890? How about 1973? Post your comments now.
It was one of the worst days in the history of the Sioux people but up you rarely hear it mentioned.
You are so right. The Native Americans were treated shamefully and brutally by the White Man. And He did break all his treaties.
I am currently researching my latest book, some of which involves photography of the American Indians. Not only does it astound me at how poorly they have hitherto been treated; I am also surprised at the lack of understanding of their diminishing culture by some white Americans. Wounded Knee is just the tip of the iceberg. Many, many other atrocities against their cultures have taken place and I can only imagine their suffering.
terrible..........
Yes it is terrible indeed at what was done and continues to be done to the Native American People. And you know what? No one really seems to care.
lbtrader says:
7 months ago
It must have been awful. I'll never understand the mentality of a soldier or a warrior....
I personally would have been a shaman.