wounded knee

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Definition of wounded knee in English Turkish dictionary

yaralı diz

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Definition of wounded knee in English English dictionary

site of a battle between white American settlers and American Indians in which large numbers of Sioux Indians were killed (U.S. History)

Hamlet and creek in southwestern South Dakota, the site of two conflicts between the Sioux Indians and the U.S. government. In 1890 the Sioux had been inspired by the Ghost Dance movement to take up arms and reclaim their heritage, but federal military intervention quelled the rebellion. On December 29 a young brave became involved in a scuffle while surrendering, and a trooper was killed. Soldiers fired at the Indians, killing more than 200 men, women, and children. Thirty soldiers also died. The so-called Battle of Wounded Knee is regarded as the final episode in the conquest of the North American Indian. In 1973 some 200 members of the American Indian Movement took the reservation hamlet by force, declared it an independent nation, and vowed to stay until the government agreed to address Indian grievances; a siege by federal marshals ended when the Indians surrendered in exchange for a promise of negotiations

Related Terms

Battle of Wounded Knee

the last important battle between the US army and the Native Americans, which took place at Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota. US soldiers killed almost 200 Sioux people, including women and children, and the battle brought an end to the Indian Wars

Battle of Wounded Knee

major battle fought on the 29th of December 1890 in South Dakota between white American settlers and Sioux Indians (resulted in heavy losses for the Sioux Indians)

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

a book by Dee Brown which tells the story of the American West in a way that is sympathetic to the Native Americans

Hyphenation

wound·ed knee

Turkish pronunciation

wundıd ni

Pronunciation

/ˈwo͞ondəd ˈnē/ /ˈwuːndəd ˈniː/