Wounded Knee Occupation (1973)

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The Wounded Knee Occupation (1973) was a 71-day armed standoff on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, where American Indian Movement activists and Oglala Lakota residents protested U.S. government treaty violations and tribal corruption, becoming a defining moment of the Red Power movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed standoff
event in Native American history
event in United States history
political protest
siege
chronologicallyFollows Trail of Broken Treaties (1972)
country United States
differentFrom Wounded Knee Massacre (1890)
duration 71 days
endDate 1973-05-08
hasCause allegations of corruption in Oglala Sioux tribal government
alleged violations of U.S.–Lakota treaties
demands for sovereignty and self-determination
hasContext 1970s civil rights movements in the United States
history of U.S. treaty-making with Plains tribes
hasEffect galvanized Native American activism
heightened media coverage of treaty rights
increased federal scrutiny of conditions on Pine Ridge Reservation
hasTypeOfConflict conflict between Native activists and federal authorities
internal tribal political conflict
languageUsed English
Lakota
location Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Wounded Knee, South Dakota
linked to: Wounded Knee Creek
mainSubject American Indian civil rights
Native American sovereignty
treaty rights
tribal governance corruption
namedAfter Wounded Knee
linked to: Wounded Knee Creek
notableFor revival of discussion about the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre
role in shaping public perception of the American Indian Movement
symbolic challenge to U.S. federal authority over Native nations
opponent Oglala Sioux Tribal Chairman Dick Wilson
linked to: Russell Means

United States government
organizer American Indian Movement
participant Bureau of Indian Affairs police
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Oglala Lakota residents
Oglala Sioux Tribal Government supporters
United States Marshals Service
partOf Red Power movement
result increased national attention to Native American issues
injuries and deaths among participants
multiple arrests of American Indian Movement members
negotiated settlement
significantEvent exchange of gunfire between occupiers and federal agents
startDate 1973-02-27

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Red Power movement hasKeyEvent Wounded Knee Occupation (1973)
American Indian Movement organized Occupation of Wounded Knee (1973)
linked to: Wounded Knee Occupation (1973)
American Indian Movement notableEvent 1973 Wounded Knee occupation
linked to: Wounded Knee Occupation (1973)
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation significantEvent Wounded Knee Occupation of 1973
linked to: Wounded Knee Occupation (1973)
Red Power relatedTo Wounded Knee Occupation (1973)
Trail of Broken Treaties followedBy Wounded Knee Occupation (1973)
Dennis Banks participatedIn Wounded Knee Occupation (1973)