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Lionel Red Dog, one of Thomas King's characters in his novel Green Grass, Running Water, was an employee of the government. He worked in Indian Affairs, and his job took him all over North America. It was in South Dakota that Lionel had his las ....

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... of treaties and grants. The natives held a peaceful rally in a town, then they all packed up, and moved it to Wounded Knee. Wounded Knee was the sight of a terrible massacre in the late 1800's. The Natives were traveling to a neighboring camp, when soldiers came upon them, and "captured" the natives. The natives were asked to give up all weapons, and a misunderstanding led the soldiers to believe there was a resistance. The soldiers opened fire on the Natives, and over three quarters of the natives were killed. There, at Wounded Knee, The natives set up road blocks meant to keep tourists out. They did this so that the government woul ...