The Wounded Knee Massacre left 250 slaughtered. Tension broke after soldiers tried to force the Lakota to give up their guns #history | Incredible History

In December of 1890, a band of Lakota was traveling from the Cheyenne River Reservation to Pine Ridge. They were overtaken by the US Army's 7th Cavalry and escorted to a campsite near Wounded Knee Creek, where they were ordered to surrender their arms. On December 29, while the Lakota were being disarmed, a shot was fired, and within less than an hour 200 Lakota men, women, and children lay dead or dying | SDPB

On December 29, 1890, U.S. troops opened fire on a band of Lakota people near Wounded Knee Creek, in what is now South Dakota. For educator resources on the Wounded Knee Massacre go to https://brnpop.co/3we4eHD | BrainPOP

Wounded Knee: The Day America Lost Its Humanity - 1890 Massacre Explained #nativeamerican #IndigenousHistory #WoundedKnee | Native Cultures Consortiums