The Wounded Knee Occupation, also known as Second Wounded Knee, began on February 27, 1973, when approximately 200 Oglala Lakota (sometimes referred to...
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Wounded Knee Creek Wounded Knee Occupation of 1973 Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890 "Wounded Knee", a 1989 song on Nik Kershaw's The Works "Wounded Knee"...
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Clyde Bellecourt (section Wounded Knee Occupation)
University of Minnesota hospital where he recovered. After the occupation of Wounded Knee ended, Bellecourt hosted seminars and other public appearances...
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Dick Wilson (tribal chairman) (section Wounded Knee)
supporters occupied the town of Wounded Knee, and a 71-day armed siege resulted, known as the Wounded Knee Occupation. Two Native Americans were shot...
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Ellen Moves Camp (section Wounded Knee Occupation)
listen, and the Indians a chance to speak. The Wounded Knee Occupation, known as the "Second Wounded Knee", began in February 1973 and lasted for 71 days...
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1973, during the Wounded Knee Occupation, the American Indian Movement (AIM) occupied the Pine Ridge Reservation near Wounded Knee in protest against...
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Gladys Bissonette (section Wounded Knee Occupation)
Gladys Bissonette, "the brave–hearted woman of Wounded Knee", was an Oglala Lakota elder who was one of the leaders of the traditional faction during the...
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West is a 1970 non-fiction book by American writer Dee Brown that covers the history of...
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Broken Treaties, the BIA occupation, the Wounded Knee incident, and the Longest Walk all have their roots in the occupation. The American Indian Movement...
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end to the occupation. Some Lakota have alleged that Ray Robinson, a civil rights activist, was killed during the Wounded Knee occupation, as he disappeared...
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