1973 Wounded Knee Occupation

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1973_Wounded_Knee_Occupation
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf protest
armed standoff
gptkbp:casualties 2 killed
several wounded
gptkbp:duration 71 days
gptkbp:endDate 1973-05-08
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1973 Wounded Knee Occupation
gptkbp:location gptkb:Wounded_Knee,_South_Dakota
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national and international
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Carter_Camp
gptkb:Leonard_Crow_Dog
gptkb:Dennis_Banks
gptkb:Russell_Means
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:United_States_government
gptkb:FBI
U.S. Marshals Service
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:American_Indian_Movement
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:AIM_occupation_of_Bureau_of_Indian_Affairs_(1972)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Oglala_Sioux_Tribe
gptkb:Wounded_Knee_Massacre_(1890)
gptkb:Pine_Ridge_Indian_Reservation
U.S. government-Native American relations
gptkbp:requires fulfillment of treaties with Native Americans
investigation of corruption in Oglala Sioux tribal government
gptkbp:resultedIn casualties
increased awareness of Native American issues
gptkbp:startDate 1973-02-27
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wounded_Knee
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5