killing of Sitting Bull
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The killing of Sitting Bull was the 1890 assassination of the Hunkpapa Lakota leader by Indian Agency police on the Standing Rock Reservation, an event that heightened tensions leading up to the Wounded Knee Massacre.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| killing of Sitting Bull canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: killing of Sitting Bull Context triple: [Wounded Knee Massacre, hasPrecededBy, killing of Sitting Bull]
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Wounded Knee Massacre
The Wounded Knee Massacre was an 1890 slaughter of hundreds of Lakota Sioux by the U.S. Army in South Dakota, marking one of the final and most tragic episodes of armed conflict between Native Americans and the United States.
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Indian Creek massacre
The Indian Creek massacre was an 1832 attack during the Black Hawk War in which a group of Potawatomi and Sauk warriors killed and captured settlers near present-day Earlville, Illinois.
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Fetterman Fight
The Fetterman Fight was an 1866 battle near Fort Phil Kearny in which Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors annihilated a U.S. Army detachment, marking one of the worst military defeats for the United States on the Great Plains prior to the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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Battle of the Little Bighorn
The Battle of the Little Bighorn was an 1876 clash in which Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors decisively defeated Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer’s 7th U.S. Cavalry, becoming a symbol of Native American resistance to U.S. expansion.
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E.
Bad Axe Massacre
The Bad Axe Massacre was the brutal 1832 final battle of the Black Hawk War, in which U.S. forces and militia slaughtered many retreating Sauk and Fox people along the Mississippi River in present-day Wisconsin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: killing of Sitting Bull Target entity description: The killing of Sitting Bull was the 1890 assassination of the Hunkpapa Lakota leader by Indian Agency police on the Standing Rock Reservation, an event that heightened tensions leading up to the Wounded Knee Massacre.
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A.
Wounded Knee Massacre
The Wounded Knee Massacre was an 1890 slaughter of hundreds of Lakota Sioux by the U.S. Army in South Dakota, marking one of the final and most tragic episodes of armed conflict between Native Americans and the United States.
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B.
Battle of the Rosebud
The Battle of the Rosebud was an 1876 engagement in the Montana Territory where U.S. forces under General George Crook were checked by a coalition of Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne warriors led by Crazy Horse, helping set the stage for the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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C.
Indian Creek massacre
The Indian Creek massacre was an 1832 attack during the Black Hawk War in which a group of Potawatomi and Sauk warriors killed and captured settlers near present-day Earlville, Illinois.
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D.
Fetterman Fight
The Fetterman Fight was an 1866 battle near Fort Phil Kearny in which Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors annihilated a U.S. Army detachment, marking one of the worst military defeats for the United States on the Great Plains prior to the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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E.
Battle of the Little Bighorn
The Battle of the Little Bighorn was an 1876 clash in which Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors decisively defeated Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer’s 7th U.S. Cavalry, becoming a symbol of Native American resistance to U.S. expansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assassination
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ killing ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOrderingArrest | U.S. Indian agent at Standing Rock ⓘ |
| hasBroaderConflict | conflicts between the U.S. government and Plains Indians ⓘ |
| hasCause | U.S. authorities’ fear of Sitting Bull’s influence in the Ghost Dance movement ⓘ |
| hasClassification | political assassination ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
events leading up to the Wounded Knee Massacre
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heightened tensions on the Standing Rock Reservation ⓘ increased tensions between Lakota and U.S. authorities ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Ghost Dance religious movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Ghost Dance movement
U.S. Indian policy in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1890-12-15 ⓘ |
| hasEthnicContext |
Oglala Lakota
ⓘ
surface form:
Lakota Sioux
|
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
United States–Native American wars
ⓘ
surface form:
American Indian Wars era
|
| hasImmediateOutcome | death of Sitting Bull at his cabin ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | extrajudicial killing ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Grand River area
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North Dakota ⓘ Standing Rock Indian Reservation ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasMemorialization | subject of historical studies on U.S.–Native American relations ⓘ |
| hasMethod | shooting ⓘ |
| hasNotableFigureInvolved |
James McLaughlin
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Sitting Bull ⓘ |
| hasOpposingSide |
Sioux people
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surface form:
Lakota people
United States government ⓘ |
| hasPerpetrator |
Indian Agency police
ⓘ
Standing Rock Tribal Police ⓘ
surface form:
Standing Rock Indian police
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| hasReasonForArrest | alleged involvement in or support for the Ghost Dance ⓘ |
| hasRelation | Wounded Knee Massacre ⓘ |
| hasRelationType | precursor event to the Wounded Knee Massacre ⓘ |
| hasTarget | Hunkpapa Lakota leader ⓘ |
| hasTribalAffiliationOfVictim | Hunkpapa Lakota ⓘ |
| hasTriggerEvent | U.S. decision to arrest Sitting Bull during Ghost Dance unrest ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfForceUsed | armed arrest attempt ⓘ |
| hasVictim | Sitting Bull ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1890 ⓘ |
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Subject: killing of Sitting Bull Description of subject: The killing of Sitting Bull was the 1890 assassination of the Hunkpapa Lakota leader by Indian Agency police on the Standing Rock Reservation, an event that heightened tensions leading up to the Wounded Knee Massacre.
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