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Why was wounded knee creek named wounded knee?
The name of Wounded Knee Creek (cankpe opi wakpala) has nothing to do with the massacre of chief Big Foot's band of Sioux that took place there in December 1890.Like most native place-names the name refers to some long-ago (sometimes entirely mythical) incident that was commemorated in the name of the particular river, stream, mountain or valley. The Crows had a story about the mythical Thunderbird living on a particular mountain in the south-east part of their lands; they called this "Where the Thunderbird Sits Down Mountain".The story of how Wounded Knee Creek got its name is lost in the mists of time, but it probably refers to a warrior being wounded there by an enemy tribe, perhaps even before contact with European explorers.
Who fought in the battle of wounded knee?
There was no Battle of Wounded Knee. What you are referring to is the Massacre of Wounded Knee. By 1890. Wavoka, a native prophet, had given the Indian new hope that they and all their relatives would return to this earth and things would be as they once were. The Army, afraid that the Sioux were planning an uprising,herded about 350 men, women and children onto the banks of the Wounded Knee Creek, even though the group was peacefully heading to join Red Cloud at the Pine Ridge Reservation. On December 29,1890 soldiers took all the weapons away from the group. One deaf native did not understand and in the scuffle, the gun went off. The soldiers reacted by gunning down the peoples. It was considered the end of the Free Indian.
What happened at the massacre at wounded knee?
American soldiers killed more than 200 unarmed Sioux. My ancestors were butchered near the creek called Wounded Knee, "Čhaŋkpé Ópi Wakpála" in Lakota. My Great Great Grandfather, Black Wolf and my Great Great Grandmother Red Elk were amongst the dead. Red Elk was the 1st wife of my Great Great Grandfather, Standing Bear "Mato Nijan". Standing Bear was touring Europe with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show when the news came. He returned to South Dakota to find many relatives and friends were gone. I've visited the site, there was a small white church on a hill near the mass grave. There's a sense of quiet sadness, the spirits whispering in the waving prairie grass. I've been to the site of Custer's Last Stand too. It also has a feeling of grief but not as powerful or sad as Wounded Knee. In a photo, Chief Big Foot is frozen in time, laying partially covered with snow, he was suffering from pneumonia. The bodies of my Ancestors laid in the snow during a 3 day blizzard. They were frozen solid & thrown into the mass grave like animals, with the Army standing around. Natives treat death with dignity. We honor the person for who they were and believe the spirit has left this realm to "The Happy Hunting Grounds". This Massacre marked the end of the Indian Wars. I found these notes: On the morning of December 29, 1890, the army demanded the surrender of all Sioux weapons. Amid the tension, a shot rang out, possibly from a deaf brave who misunderstood his chief's orders to surrender. The Seventh Cavalry - the reconstructed regiment lost by George Armstrong Custer - opened fire on the Sioux. The local chief, Big Foot, was shot in cold blood as he recuperated from pneumonia in his tent. Others were cut down as they tried to run away. When the smoke cleared almost all of the 300 men, women, and children were dead. Some died instantly, others froze to death in the snow. This massacre marked the last showdown between Native Americans and the United States Army. It was nearly 400 years after Christopher Columbus first contacted the first Americans. The 1890 United States census declared the frontier officially closed. Congressional Medals of Honor were awarded to many of the cavalrymen who fought (there was no fight) at Wounded Knee. Despite the current view that the battle was a massacre of innocents, the Medals still stand. Some native American and other groups and individuals continue to lobby Congress to rescind these "Medals of dis-Honor". ~
What happens during the massacre at wounded knee?
The Americans fight the last war with the Indians. It started with the murder of Big Foot. He was the chief. The soldiers told them to drop their weapons. A deaf Indian did not know what they said so he didnt. When the Americans tried to take it away he brought it down and it miss fired. The war was started by an accident.
What was the Vietnamese death rate during the Vietnam War?
About 6.7 million total death and at least another 3.5 million wounded. Comment: That is as inflated a figure as I have ever heard. By all accounts there are varying claims of 600,000 to 1.2 million deaths in North Vietnam and their combatants in South Vietnam. The deaths of civilian and military in South Vietnam approximately 450,000. Nowhere and in no war I have ever heard of have the number of dead exceeded the number wounded. In Vietnam, the number of wounded Americans to those killed were about 19 to 1. Just over 58,000 killed, about 1 million wounded. A pure guess, but I think North Vietnam was about a 5 to 1 ratio. So 3 to 6 million wounded. With Americans about 200,000 suffered permanent debility from physical wounds. Another pure guess, but likely 1 to 1.5 million of the wounded North Vietnamese suffered permanent disability. South Vietnamese because they received American Medical care probably had a similar ratio as Americans. But the reduced and hopefully relatively accurate figures I give are a big tragedy for all three factions. For Vietnam it was their war of liberation from foreign rule and occupation. We fought for te wrong reasons. And 35 years later we prove wrong as all of Southeast Asia did not become Communist as predicted. And we have considerable trade with the former enemy.
What is Tragedy at Wounded Knee?
The tragedy at wounded knee occured when Sitting Bull, chief of the Lakota Sioux, was being hunted down for being the leader of the "ghost dance," the spiritual dance that was performed so that the bufallo would come back and all the white settlers would leave. Troops came to Sitting Bull's reservation, and Sitting Bull died in an exchange of gunfire. The other particapnts of the Ghost dance then escaped, but troops went after them. At Wounded Knee Creek, gunfire broke out and 200 largely unarmed Lakota and 25 US soldiers were killed.
Why was wounded knee creek named wounded knee?
The name of Wounded Knee Creek (cankpe opi wakpala) has nothing to do with the massacre of chief Big Foot's band of Sioux that took place there in December 1890.Like most native place-names the name refers to some long-ago (sometimes entirely mythical) incident that was commemorated in the name of the particular river, stream, mountain or valley. The Crows had a story about the mythical Thunderbird living on a particular mountain in the south-east part of their lands; they called this "Where the Thunderbird Sits Down Mountain".The story of how Wounded Knee Creek got its name is lost in the mists of time, but it probably refers to a warrior being wounded there by an enemy tribe, perhaps even before contact with European explorers.
What day did the wounded knee siege start?
Wounded Knee was not a siege, it was a massacre. On December 29, 1890, the US troops who were surrounding a camp of surrendered Sioux Indians from a nearby reservation were ordered to disarm the Indians. Accounts vary, but a shot was fired and the US troops opened fire and slaughtered nearly 300 Sioux. This number includes women, children, and babies fleeing the camp who were hunted down and killed.
Who fought in the battle of wounded knee?
There was no Battle of Wounded Knee. What you are referring to is the Massacre of Wounded Knee. By 1890. Wavoka, a native prophet, had given the Indian new hope that they and all their relatives would return to this earth and things would be as they once were. The Army, afraid that the Sioux were planning an uprising,herded about 350 men, women and children onto the banks of the Wounded Knee Creek, even though the group was peacefully heading to join Red Cloud at the Pine Ridge Reservation. On December 29,1890 soldiers took all the weapons away from the group. One deaf native did not understand and in the scuffle, the gun went off. The soldiers reacted by gunning down the peoples. It was considered the end of the Free Indian.
When did the US army attack a group of Lakota Sioux in the 1800s?
On 29 December 1890 more than 300 men, women, and children were slaughtered by the troops of the 7th Cav. Regiment under the command of Colonel James Forsythe on the banks of Wounded Knee creek. The largely unarmed Lakota, who were on their way to convince another group to stand down hostilities, were cut down under the fire of four mobile artillery pieces and the regiment's rifles at point blank range. To add insult to injury, many of their bodies were not properly buried until more than three weeks afterward.
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Creak and creek in 1 sentence?
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Can you write me a sentence with the word creek?
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