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Centuries of resistance, from Wounded Knee to Red Nation- The 133rd anniversary of the Wounded Knee Massacre, the deadliest mass shooting in American history, falls on Dec. 29. On the fourth day after Christmas in 1890, U.S. Army troops massacred as many as 300 Lakota men, women and children near Wounded.
On December 29, 1890, around 300 Lakota men, women and children including infants were gunned down by the U.S. Army. Today, the massacre’s Indigenous survivors live on through their descendants.
On Dec. 29, 1890, around 300 Lakota men, women and children, including infants, were gunned down by the U.S. Army. Today, the massacre’s Indigenous survivors live on through their descendants, who work to preserve the memory of what happened that day.