To be one of us

In the snow and upon frozen ground lay the work
of the defeated remnants of the 7th united states cavalry.
these brave and courageous soldiers of the United States Army.
brave…
when there when there were no Warriors…
courageous…
when they were killing Children and Old People.
Murdering Grandmas and Grandpas…
There is no honor in killing the Old and Defenseless
Murdering Aunts and Uncles…
There is no honor in killing those who defend the Young and Old.
Murdered Brothers and Sisters…
There is no honor in killing small Children and Innocent Babies.
To be one of us…
is to understand that there is no honor and no peace for you and your kind…
for what you did and what you represent.
The innocent and weak who perished at your hands
that December Day
Will never be forgotten…
Never.
We will remember… what you did America.
We will remember
What was done that December Day in the Winter of 1890
At a place called Wounded Knee.

AJ Melk

The words of American Horse:

“They turned their guns, Hotchkiss guns [breech-loading cannons that fired an explosive shell], etc., upon the women who were in the lodges standing there under a flag of truce, and of course as soon as they were fired upon they fled…There was a woman with an infant in her arms who was killed as she almost touched the flag of truce [which flew over the Lakota camp], and the women and children of course were strewn all along the circular village until they were dispatched. Right near the flag of truce a mother was shot down with her infant; the child not knowing that its mother was dead was still nursing, and that especially was a very sad sight. The women as they were fleeing with their babes were killed together, shot right through, and the women who were very heavy with child were also killed…After most all of them had been killed a cry was made that all those who were not killed or wounded should come forth and they would be safe. Little boys who were not wounded came out of their places of refuge, and as soon as they came in sight a number of soldiers surrounded them and butchered them there…Of course it would have been all right if only the men had been killed; we would feel almost grateful for it. But the fact of the killing of the women, and more especially the killing of the young boys and girls who are to go to make up the future strength of the Indian people, is the saddest part of the whole affair and we feel it very sorely.”