RED POWER

Wounded Knee, South Dakota was siezed on February 27, 1973, by members of the The American Indian Movement.

The confrontation at Wounded Knee ended on May 8, 1973 after ten weeks of para-military action and negotiations.

On February 27th, 1973 the American Indian Movement (AIM) would proceed to carry out its greatest act of civil disobedience yet. The siege began on a cold day when hundreds of American Indians reclaimed the spot Wounded Knee, South Dakota in the name of their ancestors and tribes. This would spark a 71 day stand-off with U.S. Marshall's in which the Native Americans ordered an investigation into 371 treaties that had been broken by the United States government between the Natives and the Federal Government. Finally on May 8th, 1973 after 10 weeks of no power or food supplies coming into the campground the siege ended when  U.S. authorities finally took over. They agreed too begin investigating  the issue behind the treaties being broken between the two nations and the constant acts of civil disobedience the Native American people were exhibiting . This act of civil disobedience by AIM would mark one of the greatest ever in U.S. history a real turning point for the Native American people. This however would not come without a  price, during the siege over 1200 arrests were made with close to 10 fatalities recorded.