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On a cold day in December 1890, near a creek called Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, the U.S. Army’s 7th Cavalry opened fire on an encampment of Sioux Indians. The ensuing massacre claimed more than 250 lives, including many Native women and children.
In a discussion of his new book, Jerome Greene, a retired research historian for the National Park Service, explores the complex events preceding the tragedy, the killings, their troubled legacy, and the episode’s connection to the Kansas City region.
Greene is the author of books on frontier military life, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Upcoming in this series:
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Sunday, October 26, 2025
2:00pm
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John Herron
Making Meat: Race, Labor, and ...
Sunday, April 28, 2019
2:00pm
In many ways, Kansas City’s early history is that of a stereotypical frontier town. Native Americans, pioneers, and cowboys are indelibly linked to the settlement of...
