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On February 27, 1973, more than 200 American Indians and activists associated with the American Indian Movement occupied Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge .
A short history of the 71-day uprising of Native Americans at Wounded Knee. Armed American Indians occupied the territory, which they legally owned, with several demands, including an investigation into the 371 treaties signed between the Native Nations and the Federal Government, all of which had been broken by the United States.