Tragedy at Wounded Knee Creek
On December 29, 1890, U.S. soldiers opened fire on a Lakota camp at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota, killing as many as 300 men, women, and children.
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The Battle That Broke Tecumseh's Dream
On October 5, 1813, Shawnee leader Tecumseh was killed at the Battle of the Thames in Ontario, and with him died the dream of a united Native confederacy resisting American expansion.
The Day They Started Carving a Mountain
On October 4, 1927, sculptor Gutzon Borglum began blasting four presidents' faces into South Dakota's Mount Rushmore — a 14-year project built on sacred, contested land.
The Death of Crazy Horse at Fort Robinson
On September 5, 1877, the Oglala Lakota leader Crazy Horse — the warrior who helped defeat Custer at Little Bighorn — was bayoneted to death at Fort Robinson, Nebraska, four months after surrendering.