Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12
  • Chapter 13
  • Chapter 14
  • Chapter 15
  • Chapter 16
  • Chapter 17
  • Chapter 18
  • Chapter 19
Themes
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  • Genocide Theme Icon
    Genocide
  • Expansion and Manifest Destiny Theme Icon
    Expansion and Manifest Destiny
  • Law and Property Theme Icon
    Law and Property
  • Resistance and Violence Theme Icon
    Resistance and Violence
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Christopher Columbus
  • Sitting Bull
  • Crazy Horse
  • Manuelito
  • General James Carleton
  • Little Crow
  • President Abraham Lincoln
  • Black Kettle
  • William Bent
  • George Bent
  • Major Scott J. Anthony
  • Charlie Bent
  • Roman Nose
  • General George Armstrong Custer
  • General William Sherman
  • President Ulysses S. Grant
  • Donehogawa / Ely Samuel Parker
  • Cochise
  • Red Cloud
  • General George Crook
  • Kintpuash
  • Young Joseph
  • Big Snake
  • Nathan C. Meeker
  • Geronimo
  • Victorio
  • Buffalo Bill
  • The Paiute Messiah
  • Black Coyote
  • Satanta
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Wounded Knee Massacre Symbol Icon
    Wounded Knee Massacre
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Arn, Jackson. "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 11 Oct 2017. Web. 7 Dec 2025.


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Arn, Jackson. "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee." LitCharts LLC, October 11, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2025. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/bury-my-heart-at-wounded-knee.

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