Roger A. Finzel photograph collection [picture]. 1973-1974.

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Roger A. Finzel photograph collection [picture]. 1973-1974.

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The collection contains five photographs related to the American Indian Movement (AIM) and the activities of the group during 1973-1974. The photos depict scenes related to the causes for various Indian protests during the 1973-1974 period. Two of the photos depict scenes in Custer, S.D. from August 1973, most likely related to the court cases surrounding the death of Wesley Bad Heart Bull; the protest and arrest of a group of Indians after the acquital of the murderer, Darold Schmidtz; or the occupation of Wounded Knee. Two of the other photos accompanied a statement letter by Dennis Hat. The photos show Hat after he was beaten up by four men who were believed to be used as part of incumbant Richard Wilson's intimidation tactics in the 1974 election for President of the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council in which he ran against Russell Means. The fifth photo is of George C. Roberts.

1 folder (5 photographic prints) ; 3.5 x 3.5 in.

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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SNAC Resource ID: 7753294

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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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....

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....

Finzel, Roger A.

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As members of the National Lawyers Guild, Roger Finzel and Eda Gordon volunteered to join the Wounded Knee Legal Defense/Offense Committee, formed after the 1973 liberation of the Wounded Knee Massacre site on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Finzel served as a staff attorney for the Defense Committee. Gordon, as the committee's press liaison and later as an investigator of Wounded Knee cases. Finzel and Gordon moved to Washington, D.C., and later to Albuquerque, N.M. they continued s...