Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.).

  • Why Wounded Knee? (Part 2 of 2)

    Documentary on the occupation of Wounded Knee by American Indian Movement (AIM) activists in 1973. The program examines the lives, problems, and struggles facing Native Americans. Produced by Peggy Berryhill and Avotcja Jiltonilro y Fasanmi. Part two.

  • 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 IV: an interview with Crow Dog (Part 4 of 5)

    Continuation of the special report on the past, present, and future of the occupation of Wounded Knee. This part begins with interviews with two journalists who were at Wounded Knee, Ron Harvey, a reporter for Pacifica Radio, and freelance journalist Mark Turtletaub. The reporters speak on the obstacles they had to overcome just to get…

  • The road to Wounded Knee V: an interview with Tom Cook (Part 5 of 5)

    This part of KPFA’s special report on the situation at Wounded Knee begins with an interview with Ron Harvey, reporting on a demonstration held at Mount Rushmore National Monument in support of the occupation at Wounded Knee, and actualities from the demonstration, including support from Chicano activists. Following that report is an interview with president…

  • Wounded Knee actualities

    Raw actuality clips from the documentary “Why Wounded Knee.”

  • The American Indian Movement / Ernie Peters.

    Sioux spiritual leader on the U.S. repression of Native Americans as exemplified by the “cold war” on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota.

  • 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…

  • Vernon Bellecourt interviewed by Lincoln Bergman

    Discussion of the Native American movement, specifically about the conditions at Wounded Knee. At the time of the interview, Vernon Bellecourt, representative to the United Nations of the Ojibwe (Chippewa) Nation, was founder and National Director of the American Indian Movement (AIM), on a tour of the U.S. to raise awareness and money for the…