Wounded Knee Massacre
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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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wounded Knee Massacre canonical | 18 |
| Battle of Wounded Knee | 1 |
| United States Army at Wounded Knee Creek | 1 |
| Wounded Knee | 1 |
| Wounded Knee Battle | 1 |
| Wounded Knee Massacre (1890) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T367971 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Wounded Knee Massacre Context triple: [United States–Native American wars, notableSubconflict, Wounded Knee Massacre]
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A.
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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B.
Dakota War of 1862
The Dakota War of 1862 was a brief but bloody conflict in Minnesota between the Dakota (Sioux) people and the United States, sparked by broken treaties, delayed annuity payments, and widespread hunger among the Dakota.
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C.
Great Sioux War of 1876
The Great Sioux War of 1876 was a major conflict between the United States and the Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne, best known for battles such as the Battle of the Little Bighorn and its role in the U.S. conquest of the northern Plains.
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D.
Nez Perce War
The Nez Perce War was an 1877 conflict in which the U.S. Army pursued the Nez Perce tribe across the Pacific Northwest as they attempted a strategic retreat toward Canada rather than submit to forced relocation.
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E.
Colfax massacre
The Colfax massacre was an 1873 episode of racial and political violence in Louisiana in which white supremacists killed dozens of Black freedmen, marking one of the deadliest incidents of Reconstruction-era terror and undermining Black civil rights in the post–Civil War South.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Wounded Knee Massacre Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
Dakota War of 1862
The Dakota War of 1862 was a brief but bloody conflict in Minnesota between the Dakota (Sioux) people and the United States, sparked by broken treaties, delayed annuity payments, and widespread hunger among the Dakota.
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C.
Great Sioux War of 1876
The Great Sioux War of 1876 was a major conflict between the United States and the Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne, best known for battles such as the Battle of the Little Bighorn and its role in the U.S. conquest of the northern Plains.
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D.
Nez Perce War
The Nez Perce War was an 1877 conflict in which the U.S. Army pursued the Nez Perce tribe across the Pacific Northwest as they attempted a strategic retreat toward Canada rather than submit to forced relocation.
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E.
Colfax massacre
The Colfax massacre was an 1873 episode of racial and political violence in Louisiana in which white supremacists killed dozens of Black freedmen, marking one of the deadliest incidents of Reconstruction-era terror and undermining Black civil rights in the post–Civil War South.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ massacre ⓘ |
| hasAftermath |
awarding of Medals of Honor to U.S. soldiers
ⓘ
long-term trauma in Lakota communities ⓘ symbol of U.S. violence against Native Americans ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Wounded Knee Massacre
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Wounded Knee
Wounded Knee Massacre ⓘ
surface form:
Wounded Knee Battle
|
| hasCause |
U.S. government suppression of Native American religious practices
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attempted disarmament of Lakota by U.S. troops ⓘ tensions over Ghost Dance movement ⓘ |
| hasContext |
United States–Native American wars
ⓘ
surface form:
American Indian Wars
United States–Native American wars ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Wars
U.S. westward expansion ⓘ reservation system ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1890-12-29 ⓘ |
| hasEstimatedDeaths |
approximately 25 U.S. soldiers
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approximately 250–300 Lakota ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
ⓘ
South Dakota ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Wounded Knee Creek ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Wounded Knee Monument ⓘ |
| hasPrecededBy |
Ghost Dance religious movement
ⓘ
killing of Sitting Bull ⓘ |
| hasRecognition | listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| hasRelatedEvent |
Red Power movement
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surface form:
Wounded Knee Occupation (1973)
|
| hasResult |
end of large-scale armed Native American resistance in the Plains
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international condemnation ⓘ mass death of Lakota noncombatants ⓘ |
| hasState | South Dakota ⓘ |
| hasTribeAffected |
Miniconjou Lakota
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Sioux people ⓘ
surface form:
Oglala Lakota
|
| hasVictimGroup |
Lakota children
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Lakota ⓘ
surface form:
Lakota men
Sioux people ⓘ
surface form:
Lakota women
|
| hasWeaponUsed |
Hotchkiss guns
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rifles ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1890 ⓘ |
| involvesCommander | James W. Forsyth ⓘ |
| involvesLeader |
Big Foot
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Spotted Elk ⓘ |
| involvesParticipant |
Hunkpapa Lakota
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Lakota ⓘ
surface form:
Lakota Sioux
Miniconjou Lakota ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| involvesUnit | 7th Cavalry Regiment ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs |
one of the final major armed conflicts between Native Americans and the United States
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one of the most tragic events in Native American–U.S. relations ⓘ |
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Subject: Wounded Knee Massacre Description of subject: 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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