DoomsdaysCW<p>Stories from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WoundedKnee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WoundedKnee</span></a> 133 years later<br> <br>Chief <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SpottedElk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpottedElk</span></a>/#BigFoot descendants gather to discuss Wounded Knee</p><p>Amelia Schafer<br>Dec 21, 2023</p><p>"On December 29, 1890, around 300 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lakota</span></a> men, women and children including infants were gunned down by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USArmy</span></a>. Today, the massacre’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> survivors live on through their descendants, who work to preserve the memory of what happened that day.</p><p>"Troops from Nebraska were sent to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PineRidge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PineRidge</span></a> to curb a potential “Indian uprising” on the reservation. Instead, the troops found a band of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mnicoujou" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mnicoujou</span></a> Lakota led by Chief Spotted Elk (Si’ Tanka).</p><p>"The band was told they would be relocated elsewhere. Many had contracted pneumonia along their journey south, including the chief. The band was weak and exhausted. Some began to sing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GhostDance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GhostDance</span></a> songs, which the military interpreted as war songs. Soldiers began firing at the Lakota. They chased some up to five miles from Wounded Knee Creek." </p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://ictnews.org/news/stories-from-wounded-knee-133-years-later" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ictnews.org/news/stories-from-</span><span class="invisible">wounded-knee-133-years-later</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericanHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericanHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WoundedKneeMassacre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WoundedKneeMassacre</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NeverForgetWoundedKneee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeverForgetWoundedKneee</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandingRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandingRock</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PineRidge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PineRidge</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndianWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianWars</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChiefBigFoot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChiefBigFoot</span></a></p>