"Analyzes the development of Indian removal policies and the tragedy at Wounded Knee, the 1890 massacre of American Indians by U.S. Cavalry troops. Examines the wider context of Indian-white relations in America. Features include a narrative overview, biographies, primary sources, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and index"--Provided by publisher.

European colonization of the "New World" -- A vanishing way of life -- Standing in the way of westward expansion -- Sitting Bull and the Sioux wars -- The massacre at Wounded Knee -- American Indians in a White world -- The legacy of Wounded Knee.