wounded knee

• what was the ghost dance?

  dance by indigenous peoples that promised to bring about a revival of their traditional way of life
• why did white americans fear the ghost dance?

  thought it was a sign of war or that they were going to fight. they feared it because they didnt understand it
• when was wounded knee massacre?

  December 29th 1890
• why did wounded knee massacre occur?

  after sitting bull was shot by US soldiers
• who led Lakota Sioux to pine ridge and why?

  chief spotted elk for safety but US soldier redirected them to wounded knee creek
• what did colonel James Forsyth order native americans to do?

  surrender their weapons
• what happened to black coyote?

  got into a scuffle as he refused to give up his rifle which could be because he couldn't understand him and a gunshot was fired
• what did the gunshot trigger?

  a mass killing of the Lakota Sioux tribe
• how many Lakota Sioux were killed?

  between 150 to 300 including elderly, women and children
• causes of wounded knee:

  • government cutting food rations causing indigenous to starve
  • crop drought in 1890 which led to indigenous starving
  • an indigenous person had a vision if they rejected white americans way of life the great spirit would bring back dead indigenous peoples
• what was the public view of the massacre?

  generally positive as they were relived the ghost dance was over
• how did wounded knee mark the end of plains conflicts?

  indigenous reluctantly began to accept reservations as their homes after the ghost dance had failed
• what did wounded knee mark the end of?

  permanent indian frontier
• how many Lakota Sioux were killed in 10 minutes?

  250
• how long until 250 Lakota Sioux were killed?

  10 minutes
• what did US army view the massacre as?

  revenge for battle of the little bighorn