Green Grass: Lionel Red Dog
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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 last assignment.
Lionel was sent to Utah to deliver a spe ....
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.... 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 th ....
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