American Indian Movement activists demand redress for grievances.

We Shall Remain: Wounded Knee, Pt. 5 of 5 American Experience

Premiered May 11, 2009
We Shall Remain: Wounded Knee, Pt. 5 of 5

On the night of February 27, 1973, fifty-four cars rolled into the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Within hours, some 200 Oglala Lakota and American Indian Movement activists had seized the few major buildings in town. The occupation of Wounded Knee had begun. Demanding redress for grievances--some going back more than 100 years--the protesters captured the world's attention for 71 gripping days.

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