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MPD’s Horrible History with Native Americans Continues
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe American Indian Movement (AIM) was established in 1968 in Minneapolis because of police...
Remembering Native Americans Who Walked On in 2022
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs we progress through the final days of this year, we wanted to take a moment to remember some of the beloved Indigenous people who walked on during...
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2022
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne would have to go back hundreds of years to find a monarch who reigned longer than Queen...
Memories of Wounded Knee reflect mixed legacy after 50 years
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tensions that had been smoldering on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota...
‘We Were in a War Zone’: The History of the 1973 Standoff at Wounded Knee
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMembers of the American Indian Movement and local Oglala Sioux stand guard outside the Sacred Heart...
Hundreds to Participate in The Indigenous Sunrise Gathering on Alcatraz Island
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOn this Thursday morning, before sunrise, hundreds of American Indians – and non-Native allies –...
Why AIM Chose Wounded Knee to Occupy 50 Years Ago
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMonday marks the 50th anniversary of the takeover of Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation on February 27, 1973 by the American Indian...
After 1,100 Miles, Leonard Peltier’s Walk to Justice Arrives in Washington, D.C.
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON— Yesterday, supporters asking for the release of American Indian Movement activist...
AP WAS THERE: The occupation at Wounded Knee
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEDITOR’S NOTE — On Feb. 27, 1973, members of the American Indian Movement took over the town of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, starting a 71-day occupation...
Legacy of Wounded Knee occupation lives on 50 years later
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“It was the cultural legacy that racism isn’t OK and people don’t need to be quiet and accept it...