Wounded Knee refers to a tragic event that took place on December 29, 1890, in South Dakota. U.S. Army troops surrounded a camp of Lakota Sioux, and during an attempted disarmament, violence erupted. More than 250 Lakota men, women, and children were killed, making it one of the deadliest massacres in Native American history. Wounded Knee marked the end of the so-called Indian Wars and became a powerful symbol of Indigenous suffering and resistance. Today, it is remembered as a turning point tha