Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee immerses students in the final, painful chapter of the Sioux-U.S. conflicts, challenging them to trace how broken promises, economic schemes, and cultural erasure converged in the 1890 massacre. Learners analyze speeches in Washington, agency standoffs on the Plains, and Dr. Eastman’s identity struggle, connecting each moment to questions of sovereignty, integrity, and historical memory. Reflection prompts invite classes to weigh moral responsibility and contemporar