PBS
The West: Sitting Bull Tatanka Iyotanka
This is a biography of Lakota Indian Chief Sitting Bull who led his tribe in the Battle of the Little Bighorn against General George Custer.
Other
Idaho Mountain Express: Wovoka, Lame Deer, Rolling Thund
A great description of Wovoka's religion and the influence of the "Ghost Dance." It also describes how the "Ghost Dance" has evolved since his death.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: Period 6: 1865 1898
This Khan Academy resource provides a table of contents with notes for several sections of AP US History: Period 6: 1865-1898.
The History Cat
The History Cat: War on the Great Plains: The Last Indian Wars
Learn how the 30-year Indian Wars started and about the battles that were fought over those years. Describes the emergence and growth of the Ghost Dance movement that was initially envisioned by a Paiute medicine man named Wovoka. White...
Country Studies US
Country Studies: The Plight of the Indians
This site explains how as westward expansion grew, more and more Indians encountered settlers, ranchers and miners who sought life, land, and riches out West. Conflicts between settlers and Indians soon involved the federal government...
PBS
Pbs the West: Big Foot (?? 1890)
This article focuses on the massacre of Chief Big Foot and his followers at the Massacre of Wounded Knee.
Other
Cyber Learning World: A Brief Look at the Massacre of Wounded Knee
Read an interesting article on the massacre at Wounded Knee written in an engaging way by a high school social studies teacher.
Ibis Communications
Eye Witness to History: Massacre at Wounded Knee, 1890
This article provides information about the Massacre at Wounded Knee. Gives background information on why and how the battle happened and includes a first-hand account of what occurred at the battle from an interpreter for the Army who...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Wounded Knee Massacre
Read about the phenomenon of the Ghost Dance that was causing a religious reawakening with Native Americans in the 1880s. See how this caused the travesty at Wounded Knee Creek where the U.S. Army attacked peaceful Sioux who were trying...