Comments on: Wounded Knee Massacre: United States versus the Plains Indians http://www.historynet.com/wounded-knee-massacre-united-states-versus-the-plains-indians.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wounded-knee-massacre-united-states-versus-the-plains-indians From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:00:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Mike http://www.historynet.com/wounded-knee-massacre-united-states-versus-the-plains-indians.htm#comment-785624 Mike Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:59:01 +0000 #comment-785624 Give a break, the Native American was just (if not more) bloodthirsty as the "White Man". The only difference is that by the end of the 19th Century the White Man was just more efficient at waging war. Give a break, the Native American was just (if not more) bloodthirsty as the "White Man". The only difference is that by the end of the 19th Century the White Man was just more efficient at waging war.

]]> By: fettie80 http://www.historynet.com/wounded-knee-massacre-united-states-versus-the-plains-indians.htm#comment-779728 fettie80 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:56:49 +0000 #comment-779728 Just a few things to clear up. General George Armstrong Custer was killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn, not General Cuter. There are many theories as to why he was not scalped, and one of those is that the Lakota did not want his soul to escape and roam the land for eternity. Another theory is that the Lakota were unsure as to his position in the army, as he was wearing a deer skin jacket and not the normal blue fatigues of the cavalry, so the Lakota may have mistakenly assumed he was a scout or frontiersman and it was not customary to scalp those who were not "the enemy." Though European Americans did cheat, lie, and steal (with regards to the lands of current America and the "treaties" that were signed), it is also true that there were many "whites" who were friends to the tribes of Native Americans and lobbied for peaceful resolutions. Categorizing all European Americans as liars, cheats, and thiefs is the same as categorizing all Native Americans as alcoholics, savages, or uncivilized. In response to the last comment about receiving payment for lands, the United States has paid the Office of Indian Affairs a sum of over 100 million dollars that the Lakota have declined to accept and is currently accruing interest (the Lakota request the return of their land in the Black Hills and will not accept payment for the land that was taken from them). Just a few things to clear up. General George Armstrong Custer was killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn, not General Cuter. There are many theories as to why he was not scalped, and one of those is that the Lakota did not want his soul to escape and roam the land for eternity. Another theory is that the Lakota were unsure as to his position in the army, as he was wearing a deer skin jacket and not the normal blue fatigues of the cavalry, so the Lakota may have mistakenly assumed he was a scout or frontiersman and it was not customary to scalp those who were not "the enemy."

Though European Americans did cheat, lie, and steal (with regards to the lands of current America and the "treaties" that were signed), it is also true that there were many "whites" who were friends to the tribes of Native Americans and lobbied for peaceful resolutions. Categorizing all European Americans as liars, cheats, and thiefs is the same as categorizing all Native Americans as alcoholics, savages, or uncivilized.

In response to the last comment about receiving payment for lands, the United States has paid the Office of Indian Affairs a sum of over 100 million dollars that the Lakota have declined to accept and is currently accruing interest (the Lakota request the return of their land in the Black Hills and will not accept payment for the land that was taken from them).

]]> By: deejums http://www.historynet.com/wounded-knee-massacre-united-states-versus-the-plains-indians.htm#comment-362071 deejums Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:17:37 +0000 #comment-362071 First of all, all of you people that are only on here trying to quickly get some info for an assignment are ridiculous because you are not even getting the point of your assignment. And of course you know absolutely nothing on the subject because native american history is apparently not important enough to teach more than a half a class segment in any high school history class. Maybe you should consider ACTUALLY learning about your countries REAL history. First of all, all of you people that are only on here trying to quickly get some info for an assignment are ridiculous because you are not even getting the point of your assignment.
And of course you know absolutely nothing on the subject because native american history is apparently not important enough to teach more than a half a class segment in any high school history class.
Maybe you should consider ACTUALLY learning about your countries REAL history.

]]> By: lonny http://www.historynet.com/wounded-knee-massacre-united-states-versus-the-plains-indians.htm#comment-130536 lonny Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:42:41 +0000 #comment-130536 what is the wounded knee massacre what is the wounded knee massacre

]]> By: sheryl http://www.historynet.com/wounded-knee-massacre-united-states-versus-the-plains-indians.htm#comment-80107 sheryl Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:21:07 +0000 #comment-80107 FIRST OF ALL THE WHITE MAN IS A LIAR AND A CHEAT, THEY CHEATED US OUT OF OUR LAND!! THEY THINK THAT WE WERE SAVAGES, BUT THEY SHOULD LOOK IN THE MIRROR, THEN WE KNOW WHO ARE THE SAVAGES ARE!! IT MAKES ME VERY ANGRY THAT THE WHITE MAN CAN DO THIS TO US AND GET AWAY WITH IT. WHERES ALL THE MOBEY FROM THE BLACKHILLS THAT THEY OWN US!! THEY PUT OUR ANCESTORS ON THE RESERVATIONS, FOR WHAT TO KILL OUR SELFS BY ACHOCOL !! AND THAT WE COULDN'T EVEN SPEAK OUR OWN LANGUAGE, NOW WHOS TO BLAME? FIRST OF ALL THE WHITE MAN IS A LIAR AND A CHEAT, THEY CHEATED US OUT OF OUR LAND!! THEY THINK THAT WE WERE SAVAGES, BUT THEY SHOULD LOOK IN THE MIRROR, THEN WE KNOW WHO ARE THE SAVAGES ARE!! IT MAKES ME VERY ANGRY THAT THE WHITE MAN CAN DO THIS TO US AND GET AWAY WITH IT. WHERES ALL THE MOBEY FROM THE BLACKHILLS THAT THEY OWN US!! THEY PUT OUR ANCESTORS ON THE RESERVATIONS, FOR WHAT TO KILL OUR SELFS BY ACHOCOL !! AND THAT WE COULDN'T EVEN SPEAK OUR OWN LANGUAGE, NOW WHOS TO BLAME?

]]> By: lol http://www.historynet.com/wounded-knee-massacre-united-states-versus-the-plains-indians.htm#comment-63010 lol Wed, 20 May 2009 07:28:32 +0000 #comment-63010 can you like write why it was faught and wat was the resault of the battle can you like write why it was faught and wat was the resault of the battle

]]> By: Frank Chavez http://www.historynet.com/wounded-knee-massacre-united-states-versus-the-plains-indians.htm#comment-58523 Frank Chavez Tue, 05 May 2009 04:17:45 +0000 #comment-58523 My sister in law had told about a movie on this event, would anyone know the name of this movie or is there one? Please help very interested in this subject. TY My sister in law had told about a movie on this event, would anyone know the name of this movie or is there one? Please help very interested in this subject. TY

]]> By: putit inher http://www.historynet.com/wounded-knee-massacre-united-states-versus-the-plains-indians.htm#comment-21112 putit inher Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:08:53 +0000 #comment-21112 haha haha

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]]> By: josh http://www.historynet.com/wounded-knee-massacre-united-states-versus-the-plains-indians.htm#comment-21083 josh Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:50:23 +0000 #comment-21083 billy this class sucks billy this class sucks

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