On December 29, 1890, 365 troops surrounded the camp of the Lakota people near Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota.
In the process of taking all the weapons, there was a deaf man in the tribe by the name of Black Coyote. He could not hear the order to give up his rifle and was reluctant to do so. A scuffle over Black Coyote’s rifle escalated into an all-out battle, with those few Sioux warriors who still had weapons shooting at the 7th Cavalry. The 7th Cavalry opened fire killing men, women, and children, as well as some of their own fellow troopers. The 7th Cavalry quickly suppressed the Sioux fire, and the surviving Sioux fled, but US cavalrymen pursued and killed many who were unarmed.
By the time it was over, about 146 men, women, and children of the Lakota Sioux had been killed
Please remember the brave Lakota people on this day.
Walk in harmony,
Melinda
