The Wounded Knee Massacre

On December 29 1890, Lakota Ghost Dancers were on their way through the badlands toward Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. James W. Forsyth and 7th Cavalry Regiment surrounded an encampment of Miniconjou and Hunkpapa Lakota, intercepted the dancers and ordered them to hand over their weapons. During the process of disarmament, a deaf Lakota refused the order to give up his rifle because he didn't understand. Someone called for the Cavalry to fire...

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[ATLANTICCITY24]

I FEEL SORRY FOR THE LAKOTA MASSACRE, I WILL LET THEIR TEARS DRIP IN MY HANDS ANY DAY. THEIR SOULS ARE NOT SILENT AT THIS SITE. THEIR LIVES MEANT SOMETHING & WILL CONTINUE TO MEAN SOMETHING & THEY WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN.

[TheGreatMetallica]

its a shame, isnt it?

[TheGreatMetallica]

the 1st shot came from a guy cleaning his gun and it went off on accident. well, thats what i heard

[reppd505]

@Princessax333. Im a native american frm NM. I no sum wat history frm all natives. Frm pueblos to navajos to plains etc. M strong n knowing Storys frm way bck run strong were m frm. Not alot but we have storys on pretty much al natives

[reppd505]

We had to adapt to da way of whites cuz we were forced as soon as da whites came. We dint have a choice. Up to now were still forced to live wit it. But 1 fact is were stil strong.

[reppd505]

@antangonistic enemy. I was just lukin around n reading da comments n 1 ting dat made me laugh. Sounds like ur white n i have no problem wit da race. Im not raciest. But i happen to b a native american n get 1 ting straight. As native americans we nvr needed ur computers or to go to da stars or wat evr else u wanna say u invented. We nvr needed it. If it wasent for da whites we wuldve still been surviving on our own. We had everythin we had dat gru frm da earth. Trees plants water etc.

[Princessax333]

Oh and believe me I am proud of my race and always will be. People like you who "claim" to be one of us obviously don't know what's the difference between native american Originals or those native americans who were raped by european settlers and gave birth to have evil children. Learn the difference. If you want to start something believe me I'll be the one to finish it.

[Princessax333]

There is no proof that my tribe raped anyone and for the people they killed well it was basically people like you ignorant people that obviously had nothing better to do in their life then mess with someone eles oh and my names not fucking dear asshole and I've had 23 years to grow up maybe you should start. Nobody cares about your thoughts on other peoples opinions so do us all a favor and try something your good at for once because intelligence isn't one of them.

[AntagonisticEnemy]

@jgmiller100 One may also wonder what kinda of self delusionary fool. Uses the fruits of the supposed oppressors. It was not your culture that invent the computer, no it was not your culture at all. It was not your culture that touched the stars. No it was not your culture at all.

[AntagonisticEnemy]

@jgmiller10 Sounds more like mental health issue then anything else to me. What makes your beloved saintly ancestors anymore noble then anyone else. Nothing, Nothing makes them above anyone else. They were not perfect they were what they were nothing more and nothing less. A culture fractured by tribal warfare, emprison by its own ignorance what you call spritual. A soceity and culture that was arguable a unqiue culture but not one that did anything remarkable.