Wounded Knee 1973 occurred when approximately 200 Oglala Lakota and followers of the American Indian Movement (AIM) seized and occupied the town of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The protest preceded the failure of an effort of the Oglala Civil Rights Organization to impeach tribal president Richard Wilson, whom they accused of corruption and abuse of opponents. Additionally, protesters attacked the United States government's failure to fulfill treaties with Native
December of 1890 a mass killing of the Lakota Sioux people took place at Wounded Knee Creek after months of increasing tension between the tribe and the United States government. This incident later known as The Wounded Knee Massacre was an event of major symbolic importance as it represented the end of both the Indian Wars and, in many ways, the close of the Western Frontier. Over the past 125 years since the Wounded Knee Massacre the event has been a major focus on many major books on the history
ailed by the epidemic of war. However, similar to limbs growing too fast and creating a weak support for the body, this foundation of healthcare for Civil War soldiers was often far from desired, due to its fast and grueling pace. This following research paper will discuss aspects of medicine and surgery, found throughout the Civil War. After the bombardment