The battle that signaled the end of the Ghost Dance movement was the Wounded Knee Massacre. This event took place on December 29, 1890, near Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota. It marked a tragic and violent conclusion to the Ghost Dance movement among Native American tribes.
The Ghost Dance was a spiritual movement that spread among various Native American tribes in the late 19th century. It was believed that performing the Ghost Dance would reunite the living with spirits of the dead, bring peace, and restore the traditional ways of life for Native Americans.
At Wounded Knee, tensions between the Native Americans and the U.S. government reached a breaking point. The U.S. military attempted to disarm a group of Lakota Sioux who were practicing the Ghost Dance. A scuffle broke out, leading to a massacre where hundreds of Native Americans, including women and children, were killed.
The Wounded Knee Massacre effectively ended the Ghost Dance movement and marked a tragic chapter in the history of Native American and U.S. government relations.
