40th Anniversary of the Wounded Knee Incident

http://rapidcityjournal.com/blog/photo/remembering-wounded-knee/article_b99b7844-8154-5a58-9381-41310fa7581b.html

The 40th anniversary of the 1973 Occupation of Wounded Knee in on Wednesday, February 27th. The occupation began when 200 Oglala Activists and member of the AIM took over the town of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, and held it for 73 days.

Site of Wounded Knee up for sale

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/10/wounded-knee-land-for-sale/1907887/ The sacred ground where the Wounded Knee massacre took place is once again up for sale. James A. Czywczynski and his family are selling the land for 3.9 million dollars, and the Oglala Sioux tribe are considering purchasing it. Czywcynski is giving the tribe an opportunity to purchase the land before anybody else gets a chance to buy it. The property contains the site of the massacre but does not contain the Wounded Knee Memorial or the Sacred Heart Cemetery.

Wounded Knee Museum and Lakota Ways, "A Cultural Experience" proposed facility 2013

Our new location will feature our friends at Lakota Ways right next to us! We look forward to opening this season and moving forward past the devastating fire we suffered in September. The fire destroyed most of our exhibits and the building, but we are working hard to restore the museum and come back stronger in 2013.

New Wounded Knee Museum Design Concept




New Location for the Wounded Knee Museum, coming in 2013. This is the new design concept for the museum.

Reliving the Sand Creek Massacre



148 years ago on November 29th, 1864, soldiers led by Colonel John Chivington attacked and slaughtered about 163 peaceful Indians on a government reservation in Sand Creek, Colorado.

Today, many descendants and people affected by the massacre have come forward trying to claim justice for what happened to their ancestors. Many others are just discovering their ties to the event 148 years ago.

Shirley Wells discovered her ties to the massacre in 1990 while researching her family tree. Wells was moved after finding out her relationship to the massacre saying, "It is sad, but it makes me feel good my ancestors would be willing to sacrifice their lives for us," she said. "I know they are in heaven and always watching down on us."

Read more about this from the Denver Post
http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_22280966?source=commented

A Day of Remembrance and a Happy New Year

DECEMBER 29th

A NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE 


Wounded Knee Massacre, December 29th 1890





We at the Wounded Knee Museum would like to thank all of our visitors and readers for their support over the year of 2012 and look forward to the new opportunities that the future of 2013 holds.

Have a Happy New Year!