As initial reports of a mass murder of Lakota Native Americans on December 29, 1890, trickled across the nation, newspapers were quick to place the blame on the Lakota. “Indian treachery once ...

A free talk, “Wounded Knee and Northwest Nebraska,” begins at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Kearney Public Library at 2020 First Ave.

“We have 300 pieces of art from all Lakota Local Schools coming into The Foundry for a one-month art exhibition,” said Ian MacKenzie-Thurley, executive director at the Fitton Center.

The date marked the slaughter of hundreds of Lakota, including women and children, in the snow at Wounded Knee Creek by the 7th Cavalry on Dec. 29, 1890. ... 200 to 300 or more Lakota.

Fifty years ago, Oglala Lakota activists took over the village of Wounded Knee in an occupation that lasted 71 days. Journalist Kevin McKiernan reflects on the standoff and the legacy it leaves.