Wounded Knee Occupation (1973)

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armed standoff event in Native American history event in United States history political protest siege

The Wounded Knee Occupation (1973) was a 71-day armed standoff on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, where American Indian Movement activists and Oglala Lakota residents protested U.S. government treaty violations and tribal corruption, becoming a defining moment of the Red Power movement.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Wounded Knee Occupation (1973) canonical	4
1973 Wounded Knee occupation	1
Occupation of Wounded Knee (1973)	1
Wounded Knee Occupation of 1973	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed standoff ⓘ event in Native American history ⓘ event in United States history ⓘ political protest ⓘ siege ⓘ
chronologicallyFollows	Trail of Broken Treaties ⓘ surface form: Trail of Broken Treaties (1972)
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
differentFrom	Wounded Knee Massacre ⓘ surface form: Wounded Knee Massacre (1890)
duration	71 days ⓘ
endDate	1973-05-08 ⓘ
hasCause	allegations of corruption in Oglala Sioux tribal government ⓘ alleged violations of U.S.–Lakota treaties ⓘ demands for sovereignty and self-determination ⓘ
hasContext	1970s civil rights movements in the United States ⓘ history of U.S. treaty-making with Plains tribes ⓘ
hasEffect	galvanized Native American activism ⓘ heightened media coverage of treaty rights ⓘ increased federal scrutiny of conditions on Pine Ridge Reservation ⓘ
hasTypeOfConflict	conflict between Native activists and federal authorities ⓘ internal tribal political conflict ⓘ
languageUsed	English ⓘ Lakota ⓘ
location	Pine Ridge Indian Reservation ⓘ Wounded Knee Creek ⓘ surface form: Wounded Knee, South Dakota
mainSubject	American Indian civil rights ⓘ Native American sovereignty ⓘ treaty rights ⓘ tribal governance corruption ⓘ
namedAfter	Wounded Knee Creek ⓘ surface form: Wounded Knee
notableFor	revival of discussion about the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre ⓘ role in shaping public perception of the American Indian Movement ⓘ symbolic challenge to U.S. federal authority over Native nations ⓘ
opponent	Russell Means ⓘ surface form: Oglala Sioux Tribal Chairman Dick Wilson United States government ⓘ
organizer	American Indian Movement ⓘ
participant	Bureau of Indian Affairs ⓘ surface form: Bureau of Indian Affairs police Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ Oglala Lakota residents ⓘ Oglala Sioux Tribal Government supporters ⓘ United States Marshals Service ⓘ
partOf	Red Power movement ⓘ
result	increased national attention to Native American issues ⓘ injuries and deaths among participants ⓘ multiple arrests of American Indian Movement members ⓘ negotiated settlement ⓘ
significantEvent	exchange of gunfire between occupiers and federal agents ⓘ
startDate	1973-02-27 ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Red Power movement → hasKeyEvent → Wounded Knee Occupation (1973) ⓘ

American Indian Movement → organized → Wounded Knee Occupation (1973) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Occupation of Wounded Knee (1973)

American Indian Movement → notableEvent → Wounded Knee Occupation (1973) ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1973 Wounded Knee occupation

Pine Ridge Indian Reservation → significantEvent → Wounded Knee Occupation (1973) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wounded Knee Occupation of 1973

Red Power → relatedTo → Wounded Knee Occupation (1973) ⓘ

Trail of Broken Treaties → followedBy → Wounded Knee Occupation (1973) ⓘ

Dennis Banks → participatedIn → Wounded Knee Occupation (1973) ⓘ