A PowerPoint about the Massacre at Wounded Knee Creek

1. How it Really Happened…

2. 
How it Really Happened
 “Indians are dancing in
the snow and are wild
and crazy…We need
protection and we need it
now. The leaders should
be arrested and confined
at some military post
until the matter is
quieted, and this should
be done now.”
 Sitting Bull killed on
12/15
 Big Foot was next to be
arrested

3. 
On the Run
 Big Foot headed towards
Pine Ridge for protection
 December 29, 1890
 120 men
 230 women and children
 At Wounded Knee Creek
 Big Foot and 350
followers
 Surrounded by army—
arrest Big Foot

4. 
What’s Real?
 Big Foot was dying of
pneumonia.
 A medicine man did dance the
dance.
 “I have lived long enough”
 Willing to fight until death
 “Do not fear, but let your hearts
be strong. Many soldiers are
about us and have many bullets,
but I am assured their bullets
cannot penetrate us. The prairie
is large, and their bullets will fly
over the prairies and will not
come toward us. IF they do come
toward us, they will float away
like dust in the air.”
 Col. Forsyth told the man to sit—
he refused

5. 
What’s Real?
 All Sioux were
searched for weapons
 Found only two
 One belonged to Black
Coyote—the deaf man
 He struggled to keep
his gun
 Shots rang out and they
fired into the camp as
well

6. 
The Toll
 153 dead
 Big Foot dead
 Many wounded
crawled off to die alone
 As many as 350 men,
women and children
were killed
 25 dead soldiers and 39
wounded (many by
their own shrapnel)