Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre Dene Native American writer Susan Power

Native American writer Susan Power explores the complexities of contemporary Native American life

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and he uses sand talk

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detailed account that is at once honest

Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre Dene Native American writer Susan PowerOn December 29, 1890, five hundred American troops massed around hundreds of unarmed Lakota Sioux men, women, and children near Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota. Outnumbered and demoralized, the Sioux posed no threat to the soldiers and put up no resistance. But in a chaotic scene, the Americans opened fire with howitzers, killing nearly three hundred Sioux in what would become known as the Wounded Knee Massacre. In this definitive account, acclaimed