Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site

A Congressional committee is advancing a bill protecting the site of the Wounded Knee Massacre.

Rep. Dusty Johnson is reintroducing the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act.

The Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act passed through the House with a unanimous vote.

A bill introduced by Rep. Dusty Johnson to memorialize and protect the land where the Wounded Knee Massacre occurred passed through the House Natural Resources Committee and now awaits a vote in the full chamber.

U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson introduced a bill he said will protect the land where the Wounded Knee Massacre took place by placing it into restricted fee status.

Madonna Thunder Hawk was there in 1973 during the 71-day standoff at Wounded Knee. She shared her story with In the Moment.

February 27, 1973, American Indian Movement members- began a 71-day occupation of Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Reservation.

For two months in 1973, Wounded Knee, in the Pine Ridge reservation, was occupied by members of the American Indian Movement. Leaders of the siege declared the territory an independent Oglala Nation. Members of AIM set up barricades in opposition to racism, corruption, and the policies of then-tribal president Dick Wilson.

History 605 host Dr. Ben Jones talks with author Jerome Greene about his book, All Guns Fired at One Time.

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