Occupation of Wounded Knee (1973)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Occupation_of_Wounded_Knee_(1973)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
protest
gptkbp:cause protest against U.S. government policies toward Native Americans
gptkbp:duration 71 days
gptkbp:endDate 1973-05-08
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Occupation of Wounded Knee (1973)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Wounded_Knee,_South_Dakota
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national and international media attention
gptkbp:notableParticipant 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:participants approximately 200
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Trail_of_Broken_Treaties
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkb:Pine_Ridge_Indian_Reservation
gptkbp:result increased awareness of Native American issues
several deaths and injuries
gptkbp:significance symbol of Native American resistance
gptkbp:startDate 1973-02-27
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Oglala_people
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7