3.9K views · 233 reactions | #OnThisDay (1890): Sioux leader Sitting Bull is killed by Indian police agents in the early morning hours on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Two weeks later, agents opened fire on Sioux tribe members partaking in the Ghost Dance at Wounded Knee. The two incidents unofficially marked the end of the brutal, bloody Indian Wars across the American West. Some further and important reading on the period in the slideshow. | History in Five | Facebook

3.4K views · 186 reactions | #OnThisDay (1890): Bringing an end to the brutal American Indian Wars in the West, the U.S. cavalry opens fire on Sioux tribe members partaking in the Ghost Dance ritual at Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota. Among the 146 Sioux killed were Chief Big Foot and several women and children. We've been reading a lot about this time period and these conflicts, so here's a suggested list if you're interested, too. | History in Five | Facebook