Camp, Carter.

  • The road to Wounded Knee

    From February 27, 1973 to May 8, 1973, American Indian Movement (AIM) leaders, organizers, and supporters joined forces with Oglala Sioux and seized control of Wounded Knee, on Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The occupation, led mainly by Russell Means and Carter Camp, was executed to protest the corrupt governance of Dick Wilson over…

  • The road to Wounded Knee I: conditions at Pine Ridge (Part 1 of 5)

    Examination of the living conditions at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, the functions of the Tribal Council, and the role of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Includes statements by Mildred Galligo, Treasurer of the Rapid City chapter of the American Indian Movement (AIM); AIM attorney Ramon Roubideaux; Hobart Keith, a member of the Pine Ridge…

  • The road to Wounded Knee II: chronology of events at Wounded Knee (Part 2 of 5)

    Report on the Indian occupation of Wounded Knee from February 27, 1973 through March 29, 1973, the day this program was created and broadcast. Contains a chronology of events through the first four weeks of the occupation at Wounded Knee, explores the Indians’ demands, the status of negotiations during the first month of occupation, the…

  • The road to Wounded Knee III: history and philosophy of AIM / Carter Camp (Part 3 of 5)

    This is a special report on Wounded Knee and the Red Power movement. Carter Camp, one of the founders of AIM, talks about the oppression of the Native American and the civil rights struggle, discusses the birth of the American Indian Movement and the spiritual rebirth of the Indian people, and explains the shortcomings of…