Surviving Wounded Knee [electronic resource] : the Lakotas and the politics of memory / David W. Grua.
2016
E83.89 .G78 2016eb
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Surviving Wounded Knee [electronic resource] : the Lakotas and the politics of memory / David W. Grua.
Author
Grua, David W., author.
ISBN
9780190249069 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (ix, 276 pages) : illustrations
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10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190249038 doi
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E83.89 .G78 2016eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
973.86
Summary
On December 29, 1890, the US Seventh Cavalry killed more than 200 Lakota Ghost Dancers - including men, women, and children - at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota. After the work of death ceased at Wounded Knee Creek, the work of memory commenced. For the US Army and some whites, Wounded Knee represented the site where the struggle between civilization and savagery for North America came to an end. For other whites, it was a stain on the national conscience, a leading example of America's dishonorable dealings with Native peoples. For Lakota people it was the site of the 'biggest murders', where the United States violated its treaty promises and slaughtered innocents.
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On December 29, 1890, the US Seventh Cavalry killed more than 200 Lakota Ghost Dancers - including men, women, and children - at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota. After the work of death ceased at Wounded Knee Creek, the work of memory commenced. For the US Army and some whites, Wounded Knee represented the site where the struggle between civilization and savagery for North America came to an end. For other whites, it was a stain on the national conscience, a leading example of America's dishonorable dealings with Native peoples. For Lakota people it was the site of the 'biggest murders', where the United States violated its treaty promises and slaughtered innocents.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction: The politics of Wounded Knee memory
Official memory
Race war and Wounded Knee
Exonerating the Seventh Cavalry
Honoring gallant soldiers
Lakota countermemory
"In memory of the Chief Big Foot massacre"
We never thought of fighting
Irreconcilable memories
Liquidating the liability of the United States
Conclusion: Surviving Wounded Knee.
Official memory
Race war and Wounded Knee
Exonerating the Seventh Cavalry
Honoring gallant soldiers
Lakota countermemory
"In memory of the Chief Big Foot massacre"
We never thought of fighting
Irreconcilable memories
Liquidating the liability of the United States
Conclusion: Surviving Wounded Knee.