The Wounded Knee Occupation, also known as Second Wounded Knee, began on February 27, 1973, when approximately 200 Oglala Lakota (sometimes referred to as Oglala Sioux) and …

The American Indian Movement (AIM) is an American Indian grassroots movement which was founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in July 1968, [1] initially centered in urban areas in order to …

Feb 9, 2010 · On the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, armed members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) surrender to federal authorities, ending their 71-day siege of Wounded …

Feb 27, 2023 · Members of the American Indian Movement took over the town of Wounded Knee on Feb. 27, 1973, starting a 71-day occupation on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South …

Feb 9, 2010 · On the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, some 200 members of the Oglala Lakota tribe, led by members of the American Indian Movement (AIM), occupy Wounded …

Feb 22, 2013 · An American Indian Movement protest at a South Dakota courthouse 40 years ago this month helped propel the group to national prominence. AIM came to the Custer County …

On May 8, 1973, members of the militant American Indian Movement who had occupied the South Dakota hamlet of Wounded Knee surrendered to federal agents after a 10-week standoff.

Sep 5, 2024 · The bulk of the records relate to the occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, by American Indian activists (Feb.-May 1973) and to the massive and complex legal …

Oct 31, 2022 · In 1973, an Indian man named Wesley Bad Heart Bull was stabbed to death by a white man in Custer, South Dakota. AIM activists and others rallied to the area to demand …

On Feb. 27, 1973, about 250 Sioux Indians, led by members of the American Indian Movement (AIM), converged on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation, launching the famous 71-day …