Surviving Wounded Knee: The Lakotas and the Politics of Memory
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On December 29, 1890, the U.S. Seventh Cavalry killed more than two hundred Lakota Ghost Dancers- including men, women, and children-at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota. After the work of death ceased at Wounded Knee, the work of memory commenced. For the US Army and some whites, Wounded Knee was the site where a heroic victory was achieved against the fanatical Chief Big Foot and his treacherous Ghost Dancers and where the struggle between civilization...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:019024903X
ISBN13:9780190249038
Release Date:January 2016
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:288 Pages
Weight:1.32 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.2" x 9.4"
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