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Wed Jan 16

Trump's reference to Wounded Knee evokes the dark history of suppression of indigenous religions

Written by Rosalyn R. LaPier, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, The University of Montana

Wounded Knee Memorial at Wounded Knee, South Dakota.AP Photo/Russell Contreras

President Trump evoked the Wounded Knee massacre in a recent tweet. He was reacting to an Instagram video that Sen. Elizabeth Warren posted on New Year’s Eve.

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