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Wounded Knee Massacre
The Wounded Knee Massacre, also known as the Battle of Wounded Knee, involved nearly three hundred Lakota people killed by soldiers of the United States Army. Between 250 and 300 Lakota people were killed, and 51 were wounded. Twenty-five U.S. soldiers were killed and 39 were wounded. Nineteen soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor specifically for Wounded Knee, and overall 31 for the campaign.
Lakota people
Indigenous people of the Great Plains
Crazy Horse Memorial
mountain monument complex that is under construction on privately held land in the Black Hills
Republic of Lakotah
proposed republic in the United States
Great Sioux War of 1876
battles and negotiations between the US and the Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne between 1876–1877
Red Cloud's War
1866 to 1868 war between the U.S. and Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Northern Arapaho
Treaty of Fort Laramie
1868 treaty between the government and Native Americans which ended Red Cloud's War
Pipestone National Monument
located near Pipestone, Minnesota
Bear Butte
mountain and Plains Indians religious site, host to a South Dakota state park
Black Hills National Forest
national forest in South Dakota and Wyoming