1989: South Dakota- Reconciliation between Indians and whites

South Dakota Governor George Mickelson proclaims 1990 the Year of Reconciliation between Indians and whites, to mark the 100th anniversary of the killing of some 150 Sioux Indians by the U.S. Cavalry at Wounded Knee.

To: 
Sioux Indians
From: 
South Dakota Governor
Year of Apology: 
1989
Footnote: 
Worthington, Rogers. “100 Years After Death Of Sitting Bull, South Dakotans Pass The Peace Pipe.” Chicago Tribune. September 4, 1990.