The occupation of Wounded Knee : comparemela.com

For two months in 1973, Wounded Knee, in the Pine Ridge reservation, was occupied by members of the American Indian Movement. Leaders of the siege declared the territory an independent Oglala Nation. Members of AIM set up barricades in opposition to racism, corruption, and the policies of then-tribal president Dick Wilson.

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