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The Wounded Knee National Historic Landmark, known also as Wounded Knee, was the site of the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890 in South Dakota, United States. As "Wounded Knee", an 870-acre (350 ha) area was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1965. [3] Along with all other National Historic Landmarks, it was listed on the U.S. National ...
The Wounded Knee Massacre, also known as the Battle of Wounded Knee was a massacre of nearly three hundred Lakota people by soldiers of the United States Army.The massacre, part of what the U.S. military called the Pine Ridge Campaign, [5] occurred on December 29, 1890, [6] near Wounded Knee Creek (Lakota: Čhaŋkpé Ópi Wakpála) on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota ...
Wounded Knee ( Lakota: Čaŋkpé Opí [5]) is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 364 at the 2020 census. [6] The town is named for the Wounded Knee Creek which runs through the region. [7]
The Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act, introduced by Republican U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson of South Dakota in May, passed the House by voice vote. The Senate is considering companion ...
2 wounded [ 1] The Wounded Knee Occupation, also known as Second Wounded Knee, began on February 27, 1973, when approximately 200 Oglala Lakota (sometimes referred to as Oglala Sioux) and followers of the American Indian Movement (AIM) seized and occupied the town of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, United States, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
Two American Indian tribes in South Dakota have joined forces to purchase 40 acres around the Wounded Knee National Historic Landmark, the site of one of the deadliest massacres in U.S. history.
Coordinates: 43.4364°N 102.5453°W. The Wounded Knee Creek is shown highlighted in red. Wounded Knee Creek is a tributary of the White River, approximately 100 miles (160 km) long, [ 1] in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota in the United States. Its Lakota name is Čhaŋkpé Ópi Wakpála . The creek's name recalls an incident when a Native ...
The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation ( Lakota: Wazí Aháŋhaŋ Oyáŋke ), also called Pine Ridge Agency, is an Oglala Lakota Indian reservation located in the U.S. state of South Dakota, with a small portion of it extending into Nebraska. Originally included within the territory of the Great Sioux Reservation, Pine Ridge was created by the Act ...