The American West: History, Myth, and Legacy

Little Bighorn and Wounded Knee (1x16)

Air date: Jan 01, 2017

Examine the period from 1865 to 1890, which marked the end of the Native American resistance to white domination. Two events form the core of this lecture. The first: the massacre of General Custer's cavalry at the Battle of Little Big Horn. The second: the massacre of the Lakota at the Battle of Wounded Knee.