Voices from Wounded Knee, 1973: In the Words of the Participants

Rooseveltown, NY: Mohawk Nation, via Akwesasne Notes, 1975. Third printing. Paperback. Good. 263pp. Oblong quarto [21 cm x 25 cm] Red, white, and black photographically illustrated wraps. Illustrated throughout. Rubbing and wear to wraps. A bit of tape to the foot of the spine and the surrounding area of the wraps. "Dept. of Anthropology Student Library" ink stamp on the first page. In 1890, U.S. forces massacred nearly 300 Oglala Sioux people, the majority unarmed women and children, at a place called Wounded Knee on what would become the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. In February, 1973, Oglala activists and supporters from other tribes occupied that very same location. They were protesting the dreadful conditions on the impoverished reservation, and demanding that the United States honor a treaty signed between the two nations in 1868. The government's response was a military confinement and siege that lasted 71 days.

Akwesasne Notes is an international newspaper by, for, and about native peoples. Voices from Wounded Knee, 1973: In the Words of the Participants is an oral and photographic account of the historic conflict on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, dedicated to Frank Clearwater, Buddy Lamont, Pedro Bissonette, and all the others who gave their lives in the struggle. (Inventory #: 68408)