Massacre at wounded knee impact on the environment

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the little bit of bullshit i have so far- its due like may 5th so we will be in touch a lot.

The wounded knee massacre was an atrocity that occurred on December 29 1890. This was when a number of U.S cavalry platoons attacked a Sioux tribe as retaliation for the certain members of the tribe “Ghost Dancing”. Ghost dancing was a traditional dance used to try and bring back the old traditions. There was an idea that the gods were angry with certain tribes for giving up tradition and making deals with colonists. They used ghost dancing to try and revive even just the smallest bit of tradition, and were met with brutal lethal force by the U.S govt. At first, they tried to arrest chief sitting bull but killed him instead. At the end of the massacre there were upwards of 200 civilians murdered. 25 American soldiers were killed as well. The reason this issue is so worthy of study, is like so many other forgotten atrocities, they have been swept under the rug by the government. Countless acts of horror committed by soldiers in order to colonize the land. The way this land was obtained and cultivated by white settlers, must be one of the ugliest and bloodiest atrocities in global history. Even today with all that has happened, many tribes continue to thrive with what they have left. Although the us government pays no regard whatsoever to the deals and treaties made in order for them to have the land they have today. The U.S government was practicing the process of elimination, a barbaric idea which revolved around removing or killing everyone on the plot of land you want, because you simply can. At wounded knee, the government exercised this technique by facilitating there newest and deadliest technology. “From the heights above, the army"s Hotchkiss guns raked the Indian teepees with grapeshot. Clouds of gun smoke filled the air as men, women and children scrambled for their lives. Many ran for a ravine next to the camp only to be cut down in a withering cross fire”(Massacre At Wounded Knee, 1890," EyeWitness to History,1998).