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https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/johnson-bill-memorialize-wounded-knee-massacre-land-passes-senate-committee Johnson Bill to Memorialize Wounded Knee Massacre Land Passes Senate Committee 2023-11-17 2023 2023-11 Republican House SD Dusty Johnson J000301 dustyjohnson.house.gov dustyjohnson https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases scraper Washington, D.C. – This week, the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act unanimously passed the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. This is the identical Senate companion, led by U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), to U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson’s (R-S.D.) bill that passed the House unanimously in September 2023. “The events that happened at Wounded Knee on December 29, 1890, should not be forgotten,” said Johnson. “I’m thankful for the Senate Committee following the House’s lead. This progress brings us closer to properly memorializing and remembering the lives lost and securing lasting protection for the land.” Read full bill text here. Find the Covenant between both tribes here. Find the map here. Wounded Knee Massacre Background: In the late 1880s, a movement called the Ghost Dance swept across the nation. Indians believed that this dance would give stolen land back to the Indians, bringing about a renewal of Native society. Indians would join together, wearing shirts they believed would protect them from bullets, to dance for this renewal, all at the protest of the federal government. 1 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z 2026-04-08T01:01:09Z
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