The first incident started on February 27, 1873, when armed supporters of the American Indian movement seized and held Wounded Knee. The native Americans, now on a reservation, demanded an investigation by the United States government. Federal officers were sent to the site. A conflict began, and gunfire exchanges ended with two Native Americans killed and several people, on both sides, injured. The siege ended seventy days later when the Souix Indians were promised negotiations concerning their grievances would be considered. After one meeting with White House representatives and the promise of a sec

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