Waubonsee Community College

American Indian removal and the trail to Wounded Knee, Kevin Hillstrom and Laurie Collier Hillstrom

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-222) and index

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American Indian removal and the trail to Wounded Knee

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Kevin Hillstrom and Laurie Collier Hillstrom

Defining moments

Overview: Providing a detailed overview of the 1890 massacre of more than 250 Native American men, women, and children by the United States Cavalry at Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota, this account analyzes the conditions that led to this horrific event and its effect on the country's political, cultural, and social landscape - then and now. The research presented here is arranged in three distinct sections: narrative overview; biographies, which includes background information on principal figures involved in the massacre; and primary sources. This unique and comprehensive volume also includes a glossary of important people, places, and terms, as well as a chronology of events, a subject index, and an annotated list of sources for further study

Preface -- Narrative Overview: -- European colonization of the "New World" -- Vanishing way of life -- Standing in the way of westward expansion -- Sitting Bull and the Sioux wars -- Massacre at Wounded Knee -- American Indians in a White world -- Legacy of Wounded Knee -- Biographies: -- Big Foot (c. 1820-1890): Chief of the Lakota Band Massacred at Wounded Knee -- Crazy Horse (c. 1841-1877): Lakota warrior and resistance leader -- George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876): US Cavalry leader killed in the battle of Little Bighorn -- Andrew Jackson (1767-1845): US President who signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 -- Red Cloud (c. 1822-1909): Lakota Chief and resistance leader -- John Ross (1790-1866): Cherokee Chief during the Trail of Tears -- Sitting Bull (1831-1890): Lakota Chief and Holy Man -- Wovoka (c. 1856-1932): Paiute prophet who created the ghost dance religion -- Primary Sources: -- Tecumseh calls for Indian unity against the white invaders -- Andrew Jackson praises Indian Removal -- Cherokee Chief John Ross denounces Indian Removal Policies -- Cheyenne recalls the deadly impact of Cholera on his tribe -- Negotiating the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 -- Eyewitness recollections of the Battle of Little Bighorn -- White officials call for dismantling of the "Tribal Organization" -- Lakota Indian recalls the Ghost Dance -- BIA assessment of the causes of Lakota discontent -- Black Elk recounts the massacre at Wounded Knee -- Looking for survivors at Wounded Knee -- Life at an Indian boarding school -- Indian activists issue the Alcatraz Proclamation -- One Indian's perspective on modern society and traditional ways -- American Indians take stock on the Bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition -- Bibliography -- Photo and illustration credits -- Index

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