Wounded Knee, located on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southwestern South Dakota, was the site of 1890 conflicts between the Lakota Native American Indians and the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment. The conflicts resulted in the death of at least 150 Indians and 25 soldiers.
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The Wounded Knee Massacre took place at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota on December 29, 1890
Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota
Wounded Knee, South Dakota
it was at the pine ridge reservation in south Dakota
The Lakota Sioux settled in western South Dakota in 1776. The Yankton Sioux settled in the south east part of South Dakota. In 1817, Fort Pierre was built. The Yankton Sioux signed a treaty giving up their land in 1858. South Dakota became a state in 1889. The Wounded Knee Massacre happened in 1890.
South Dakota was part of the Dakota Territory. South Dakota became a US state on November 2, 1889. Gold was found near Custer, SD in 1874. This discovery brought many settlers to the area. On December 29, 1890, the Wounded Knee Massacre occurred on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
South Dakota.Wounded Knee is located in South Dakota.
South Dakota on the pine ridge reservation
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It is known in history as the Battle of Wounded Knee or the Wouded Knee Massacre or the Chief Bigfoot Massacre and it happened at Wounded Knee Creek, 11 miles west of present day Batesland, South Dakota.
Wounded Knee, located on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southwestern South Dakota, was the site of 1890 conflicts between the Lakota Native American Indians and the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment. The conflicts resulted in the death of at least 150 Indians and 25 soldiers.