"The American Indian Movement is here to bring back the recognition that we are still a people. Five hundred years of so-called civilization has not destroyed us. Wounded Knee in 1890 was supposed to end the Indian. We came back to Wounded Knee in 1973 to tell America that the Lakota Nation lives. We demand treaty rights restored." — Russell Means, 1974
The 1973 Wounded Knee occupation by AIM directly protested
- A
Boarding-school enrollment
- Bcheck_circle
Tribal council corruption and federal failure to honor treaties
- C
Bureau of Land Management grazing fees
- D
Casino gambling restrictions
Explanation
AIM members occupied Wounded Knee for 71 days, protesting the Pine Ridge tribal government and demanding Senate review of treaties.