Ghost Dance War - Aftermath

Aftermath

After the Wounded Knee Massacre, there were several other small skirmishes involving the Sioux and the US Government, but the most part hostilities ceased, although tensions are still high to this day. Much to the dismay of Native Americans, twenty US troops were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions on that day. Native Americans were outraged about this at the time, and have pushed to get these medals rescinded, but nothing has been done to this point. In more recent years, there was a takeover of the Wounded Knee Memorial by militant protesters. There was a standoff between these protesters for several months, but they ended up surrendering peacefully.