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Wounded Knee: The Museum
URL: http://www.woundedkneemuseum.org/index.htm

Description:
Website for this South Dakota museum devoted to exploring the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre, in which "a small band of Lakota families ... became the focus of the last military operation of the U.S. Army in its centuries-long effort to subdue the Native American tribes." Features discussions of changing treaty provisions and areas, sensationalist journalism, the Wounded Knee encampment, and survivors. Also includes a chronology, video clip, and links to related sites. 

LII Topics: Government & Law, Native Americans, Tribes

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LII Database Information:
Record 25081 created by Maria Brandt on 12/10/2007
Last modification on 12/11/2007
Published: 12/20/2007  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25081

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