Wounded Knee
· The Lakota tribe was brought to Wounded Knee Creek, SD, by the army and disarmed.
· Someone fired a shot, scaring the soldiers, who began to fire.
· From 300-400 Lakota men, women and children were killed, as well as approximately 30 soldiers.
· The Nez Percés tribe was ordered onto a reservation in Idaho.
· Chief Joseph refused and fled with his tribe.
· Soldiers caught up to the tribe and forced them to surrender.
· Chief Joseph became known for his eloquent quotations on the plight of the Native Americans.
· The Dawes Act encouraged Native Americans to become farmers.
· Native American land would be divided up among individual families.
* This went against Native American culture, which believes that land should be an open place to ride and hunt.
