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“In 1973 Indian activists staged a two-month protest at the South Dakota hamlet of Wounded Knee, part of a widespread Native American movement in the '70s in support of treaty rights, Indian sovereignty, and cultural preservation. Clashes with authorities left two Indians dead and a federal marshal wounded. © Black Star Picture Collection, Inc.” Source: www.bu.edu.