September 7, 2024

AF-954: The Battle of Wounded Knee: A Pivotal Moment in American History | Ancestral Findings Podcast


The Battle of Wounded Knee stands as one of the most tragic and significant moments in American history, marking the brutal end of a long and painful era for Native American tribes. On December 29, 1890, in the frozen landscape of South Dakota's Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, a devastating clash between the Lakota Sioux and the U.S. military resulted in the deaths of around 300 Lakota men, women, and children. This event was the final chapter in the Indian Wars, symbolizing the extinguishment of Native American resistance to U.S. expansion.

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