Wounded Knee Battleground, South Dakota

Wounded Knee, South Dakota, represents the last significant clash between American Indians and U.S. troops in North America. Following the introduction of the Ghost Dance among the Lakota Sioux and the killing of Sitting Bull (December 15, 1890), a Miniconjou band of Sioux led by Big Foot fled the reservation. Finally stopped by U.S. troops, they surrendered. The surrender turned into tragedy when shooting erupted. Then began a virtual

Cemetery at Wounded Knee
massacre of Big Foot’s band on December 29, 1890. Situated on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Wounded Knee Battleground is open to the public. There are markers, and nearby is the cemetery with the mass grave of the Indians who died that day. Casualties: U.S. 25 killed, 35 wounded; Indians 128 killed, 33 wounded.