When good books fail to inspire reviews and politics contributes to mass extinction on Earth, what else can motivate a resumption of blogging but an infamous massacre of approximately 300 children, women and men on December 29, 1890 at Wounded Knee in Dakota Territory? Many have written about this tragic event. They cite the blood lust of the 7th Calvary, the strange awarding of medals of honor to men who hunted down women and children for hours, the fake news of a forthcoming “outbreak” of armed Lakota men, and the Ghost Dance. Too bad James Mooney fouled up his efforts to ‘interview’ the Lakota who knew the most about what transpired as his published interviews provide little insight into what occurred at Wounded Knee and the surrounding area–and he knew he’d ‘failed’ because of an effort to communicate that went wrong at the start ( biography). But he did his best with what information he could gather. The Irishman did take his work very seriously. Take note that ONLY at Wounded Knee was there ever any violence regarding the Ghost Dance even though it had spread through several states and reservations. Hence, the question remains: WHY? Did it all come down to racism? Why doesn’t that seem like the beginning and end of it all? Why issue rations for 370 people you “intend” to kill? Where’s logic in that effort?
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