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Wounded Knee Occupation, 1973

American nurse Vivian Amiotte applies a bandage on Pete Catches of the 'American Indian Movement' (AIM) during the Wounded Knee Occupation (also known as Second Wounded Knee) at Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, 6th March 1973. On 27th February 1973, approximately 200 members of the AIM took the reservation hamlet of Wounded Knee by force, declaring it the 'Independent Oglala Sioux Nation,' the hamlet was immediately surrounded by federal marshals, and a siege began, which ended on 8th May 1973. (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
American nurse Vivian Amiotte applies a bandage on Pete Catches of the 'American Indian Movement' (AIM) during the Wounded Knee Occupation (also known as Second Wounded Knee) at Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, 6th March 1973. On 27th February 1973, approximately 200 members of the AIM took the reservation hamlet of Wounded Knee by force, declaring it the 'Independent Oglala Sioux Nation,' the hamlet was immediately surrounded by federal marshals, and a siege began, which ended on 8th May 1973. (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
Wounded Knee Occupation, 1973
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Credit:
Bettmann / Contributor
Editorial #:
1387675044
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Bettmann
Date created:
March 06, 1973
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Bettmann
Object name:
huty30056_17
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5250 x 4765 px (17.50 x 15.88 in) - 300 dpi - 6 MB