On December 29, 1890, the U.
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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 and savagery for North America came.
After the work of death ceased at Wounded Knee, the work of Memory commenced.
Seventh Cavalry killed more than two hundred Lakota Ghost Dancers- including men, women, and children-at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota.
On December 29, 1890, the U.
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