The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee

A sweeping history–and counter-narrative–of Native American life from the Wounded Knee massacre to the present. Dee Brown’s 1970 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee was the first truly popular book of Indian history ever published. But it promulgated the impression that American Indian history essentially ended with the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee–that not only did one hundred fifty Sioux die at the hands of the U. S. Cavalry but Native civilization did as well. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee is an essential, intimate history–and counter-narrative–of a resilient people in a transformative era.

Project requirements: Read the book and respond to 7 essay questions totaling a 3,000 word minimum