Outrage and Controversy: The Decision on Wounded Knee Medals of Honor
Introduction to the Wounded Knee Massacre The Wounded Knee Massacre remains one of the most significant and tragic events in the history of Native American relations with the United States government. On December 29, 1890, the U.S. Army’s 7th Cavalry, under the command of Colonel James Forsyth, surrounded a group of Lakota Sioux, who were … Read more