Wounded Knee

Wounded Knee refers to a significant event in U.S. history that took place in 1890, marking a tragic culmination of tensions between the U.S. government and Native American tribes, particularly the Lakota Sioux. The massacre occurred when U.S. soldiers confronted a group of Lakota at Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota. After a shot was fired, soldiers opened fire, resulting in the deaths of around 300 Native Americans, including women and children. This event symbolizes the violent suppression of Native American culture and rights and represents a broader struggle for Indigenous sovereignty and justice in American history.