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Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Attractions

In the early days of white settlement the Indians living round the Badlands and Pine Ridge put up fierce resistance to the takeover of their land, and there were frequent bloody encounters with United States troops. On December 29th 1890, 153 Indians were massacred by the United States Cavalry at Wounded Knee Creek - an inglorious operation that broke the resistance of the Indians. The massacre of Wounded Knee, however, is still not forgotten: in 1973 members of the American Indian Movement occupied the area around Wounded Knee, and in 1993 there was a further protest there against the United States government's Indian policy. The site is marked by a memorial stone just off the SD 18.
Pine Ridge - Heritage Center
The Heritage Center in Pine Ridge is a museum and cultural resource center with artwork and artifacts from Northern Great Plains tribes. The center is housed within Red Cloud Indian School/Holy Rosary Mission, built by the Jesuit missionaries in 1888 with help from Lakota craftsmen.
Hours
May 31 to September 6
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Open8:008:008:008:008:008:0011:00
Close18:0018:0018:0018:0018:0017:0017:00
September 7 to May 30
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Open8:008:008:008:008:00ClosedClosed
Close17:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Tips
Donations accepted.
Facilities
Gift shop
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