Wounded Knee Incident
The American Indian Movement Occupies Wounded Knee

The American Indian Movement Occupies Wounded Knee

On February 27, 1973, approximately 200 Oglala Lakota and members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) occupied the town of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, which is located on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The occupation was imp rotes of the failure of the Oglala Civil Rights Organization to impeach tribal … Continue reading