Article abstract: The last Indian war heralds the close of the American frontier and the end of traditional life for Native Americans.
Summary of Event
The Battle of Wounded Knee, on December 29, 1890, was preceded on December 15 by the slaying of Sitting Bull, the last great Sioux warrior chief. His death resulted from an effort to suppress the Ghost Dance religion, which had been begun by Wovoka. Wovoka’s admixture of American Indian and Christian beliefs inspired hope in an eventual triumph of the American Indians over the white settlers, who,...
Source: Great Events from History: North American Series, ©1997 Salem Press, Inc.. All Rights Reserved.
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