Carol Sullivan Wounded Knee Papers 1966-2000

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Carol Sullivan Wounded Knee Papers 1966-2000

This collection contains papers of Carol Sullivan, an anthropologist, who did extensiveresearch on the American Indian Movement (AIM), especially the 1973 occupation of WoundedKnee, at Pine Ridge, South Dakota. The papers in this collection relate to Ms. Sullivans workand personal experiences in this area from 1973-1974.

1 box (.5 cu. ft.) + 1 oversize folder

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6404191

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Means, Russell, 1939-2012

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Russell Charles Means (born Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, November 10, 1939-died Rapid City, South Dakota, October 22, 2012) was an Oglala Lakota activist for the rights of Native Americans, libertarian political activist, actor, musician, and writer. He became a prominent member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) after joining the organization in 1968 and helped organize notable events that attracted national and international media coverage....

Peltier, Leonard

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Crow Dog's Paradise (Musical group)

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Wounded Knee Legal Defense/Offense Committee

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On February 27, 1973, approximately 300 Indians on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, led by members of the Oglala Sioux Civil Rights Organization (OSCRO) and the American Indian Movement (AIM), occupied the village of Wounded Knee. During the 71-day siege, the occupants established the Independent Oglala Nation and demanded the U.S. Government's recognition of the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty with the Sioux Nation, the removal of the Oglala Sioux tribal council, and new electi...

American Indian Movement

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The American Indian Movement (AIM) is an American Indian advocacy group in the United States, founded in July 1968 in Minneapolis, Minnesota....

Sullivan, Carol, 1935-

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Carol Sullivan (b. 1935), anthropologist and human rights activist, was a member of the anthropology faculty at Syracuse University, New York, when she went to the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, to witness the takeover of Wounded Knee by members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) in 1973. Sullivan stayed three months after the occupation, acting as a liaison between the media and members of AIM. She documented her experiences in a series of essays and published articles. Fr...

Crow Dog, Leonard, 1942-....

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