Wounded Knee Massacre
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The Wounded Knee Massacre was an 1890 slaughter of hundreds of Lakota Sioux by the U.S. Army in South Dakota, marking one of the final and most tragic episodes of armed conflict between Native Americans and the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
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historical event → massacre → |
| hasAftermath |
awarding of Medals of Honor to U.S. soldiers
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long-term trauma in Lakota communities → symbol of U.S. violence against Native Americans → |
| hasAlternativeName |
Wounded Knee Massacre
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surface form: "Battle of Wounded Knee"
Wounded Knee Massacre →
surface form: "Wounded Knee Battle"
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| hasCause |
U.S. government suppression of Native American religious practices
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attempted disarmament of Lakota by U.S. troops → tensions over Ghost Dance movement → |
| hasContext |
United States–Native American wars
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surface form: "American Indian Wars"
United States–Native American wars →
surface form: "Indian Wars"
U.S. westward expansion → reservation system → |
| hasDate | 1890-12-29 → |
| hasEstimatedDeaths |
approximately 25 U.S. soldiers
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approximately 250–300 Lakota → |
| hasLocation |
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
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South Dakota → United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
Wounded Knee Creek → |
| hasMemorial | Wounded Knee Monument → |
| hasPrecededBy |
Ghost Dance religious movement
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killing of Sitting Bull → |
| hasRecognition | listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places → |
| hasRelatedEvent |
Red Power movement
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surface form: "Wounded Knee Occupation (1973)"
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| hasResult |
end of large-scale armed Native American resistance in the Plains
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international condemnation → mass death of Lakota noncombatants → |
| hasState | South Dakota → |
| hasTribeAffected |
Miniconjou Lakota
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Sioux people →
surface form: "Oglala Lakota"
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| hasVictimGroup |
Lakota children
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Lakota →
surface form: "Lakota men"
Sioux people →
surface form: "Lakota women"
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| hasWeaponUsed |
Hotchkiss guns
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rifles → |
| hasYear | 1890 → |
| involvesCommander | James W. Forsyth NERFINISHED → |
| involvesLeader |
Big Foot
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Spotted Elk → |
| involvesParticipant |
Hunkpapa Lakota
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Lakota →
surface form: "Lakota Sioux"
Miniconjou Lakota → United States Army → |
| involvesUnit | 7th Cavalry Regiment → |
| isDescribedAs |
one of the final major armed conflicts between Native Americans and the United States
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one of the most tragic events in Native American–U.S. relations → |
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this entity surface form: "Battle of Wounded Knee"
this entity surface form: "Wounded Knee Battle"