Wounded knee massacre photos

Summary: Photographs from a larger series document the aftermath of the December 29, , massacre at Wounded Knee Creek near the Pine Ridge Reservation (Oglala Lakota), South .

Digital History Projects. Enrichment Current Exhibitions Art Collection. Search the Library Click to Search Site. Though the tangle of events played out years ago — leaving some Lakota men, women, and children dead at the hands of the U. Government officials saw it as an act of war.

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Lakota survivors, their descendants, and American Indian advocates considered it premeditated murder. The incident became a national news event, and scenes of the aftermath and images of leaders on both sides became sought-after subjects for photographers. These photographs became the best known primary documents available in the study of the massacre.

More Details. Sat, Dec 12, , 12 pm - Fri, Apr 1, , 4 am. Central Library. All Exhibits. Other Exhibits at this Location. Sat, Jan 11 - Sun, Mar 23, Gentry Mullen has a distinct visual voice painting with alkyd — a type of oil paint with a hard-drying resin — predominantly on cut wood or paper, combining graphic su