Perry Ray Robinson, a Black activist from Alabama, is believed to be buried near the Wounded Knee Massacre site on the Pine ...

This Day in History. On Dec. 29, 1890, one of the darkest chapters in United States history unfolded on the frozen plains of ...

Opinion.Today marks the 135th anniversary of the Massacre of Wounded Knee, which occurred during the wintry week between ...

The Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act was signed into law on December 19, 2025. Tribal leaders from the ...

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon has launched a review that could revoke 20 Medals of Honor awarded to soldiers involved in the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890, marking the military’s latest effort to ...

Tribal leaders in South Dakota say they plan to move forward with their push to have medals award to US Soldiers at the ...

On Dec. 29, 1890, nearly 300 Lakota men, women and children were killed in the Wounded Knee Massacre. This remains one of the ...

More than 100 years ago, it was known as the Battle of Wounded Knee. Today, battle is rarely used as historical records, ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on May 8, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On May 8, 1973, militant Native Americans who had held ...

WOUNDED KNEE, S.D. — Madonna Thunder Hawk remembers the firefights. As a medic during the occupation of Wounded Knee in early 1973, Thunder Hawk was stationed each night in a frontline bunker in the ...

It's been exactly 50 years since hundreds of Native American activists seized the South Dakota town of Wounded Knee, kicking off a monthslong occupation that helped galvanize the movement for ...