5. The Morning of December 29, 1890
Elders recall a tense and uneasy dawn at Wounded Knee. Families gathered near their tipis, uncertain but hoping for peace. Children played quietly while adults watched the soldiers with wary eyes. Suddenly, confusion swept the camp—voices were raised, orders shouted, and fear took hold. Within moments, chaos erupted as gunfire cracked the morning stillness. Many survivors remember not just the violence, but the overwhelming sense of confusion and heartbreak that marked that fateful morning.
