1.5K views · 59 reactions | Wounded Knee: The Day America Lost Its Humanity - 1890 Massacre Explained #nativeamerican #IndigenousHistory #WoundedKnee | Native Cultures Consortiums | Facebook

#OnThisDay (1890): Bringing an end to the brutal American Indian Wars in the West, the U.S. cavalry opens fire on Sioux tribe members partaking in the Ghost Dance ritual at Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota. Among the 146 Sioux killed were Chief Big Foot and several women and children. We've been reading a lot about this time period and these conflicts, so here's a suggested list if you're interested, too. | History in Five