Colin Ian Jeffery - WOUNDED KNEE CREEK

Colin Ian Jeffery - WOUNDED KNEE CREEK

WOUNDED KNEE CREEK br br br Crazy Horse, War Chief of the Sioux Indians of the North American plains, was murdered by soldiers on September 5th,1877. He was 35 years old. br br Soldiers from Fort Robinson came smiling br Pretending friendship for Crazy Horse br Offering the Sioux a lasting peace treaty br Should the War Chief return with them. br br Trusting the soldier's lies br Crazy Horse rode unarmed into the fort br And the gate was closed to trap him br His arms held while he was bayoneted. br br Parents of Crazy Horse came to the fort br And took away the body of their warrior son br Secretly burying the majestic heart br At a place called Wounded Knee Creek. br br Note: American history records the Indian nations were finally defeated by soldiers at a place called Wounded Knee Creek on December 29,1890. But it was a massacre. The Indians had surrendered. They were unarmed prisoners when the soldiers opened fire.300 men, women and children were Killed - - 4 men, and 47 women and children survived.


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