| 'The present seems to me of imperative importance and justice, namely, to atone in part for the cruel and unjustifiable massacre of Indian men, and innocent women and children at Wounded Knee on the Red Cloud Reservation.' Later in the letter he stated, 'I earnestly request that these measures be urged upon the action of the Congress.' -- General Nelson A. Miles Instead of an apology to the Sioux, the U.S. Government:
Incredibly, the Wounded Knee Massacre is listed in the Army record as the "Battle of Wounded Knee." And, it is a further travesty to have the 29 names of American Indians that have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor to be listed on the same roll with the 20 heroes of Wounded Knee. The United State Congress passed Concurrent Resolution #153 in October, 1990 to recognize Wounded Knee as a massacre and issued a statement of deep regret. |
It took 100 years for the government to say were sorry. I'm glad that the Indians get to have gambling now. At least that way they can make some money for themselves. Though neither is justifiable, what happened to the American Indians is far worse than what happened to the slaves. It is all very sad.