On Jan. 17, the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska sued the U.S. Army in federal court seeking repatriation the remains of Edward Hensley and Samuel Gilbert who died of pneumonia on Oct. 24, 1895, 47 days after his arrival in Carlisle.
On Jan. 17, the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska sued the U.S. Army in federal court seeking repatriation of not only the remains of Edward Hensley, but those of another boy named Samuel Gilbert who died of pneumonia on Oct. 24, 1895.
Last November, more than 150 items stolen from mass graves of Wounded Knee massacre victims were returned to a group of descendants, the Si’Tanka Ta’ Oyate O’mniceye (Descendants of the Si’ Tanka Nation).