American Experience · SEASON 21
We Shall Remain (5): Wounded Knee
Episode 9 · 2009-05-11
- Documentary
Episode overview
On the night of February 27, 1973, fifty-four cars rolled, horns blaring, into a small hamlet on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Within hours, some 200 Oglala Lakota and American Indian Movement (AIM) activists had seized the few major buildings in town and police had cordoned off the area. The occupation of Wounded Knee had begun. Demanding redress for grievances—some going back more than 100 years—the protesters captured the world's attention for 71 gripping days.
55 minutes
Season 21 episodes
1. The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer2009-01-26
2. The Polio Crusade2009-02-02
3. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln2009-02-09
4. A Class Apart2009-02-23
5. We Shall Remain (1): After the Mayflower2009-04-13
6. We Shall Remain (2): Tecumseh's Vision2009-04-20
7. We Shall Remain (3): Trail of Tears2009-04-27
8. We Shall Remain (4): Geronimo2009-05-04
9. We Shall Remain (5): Wounded Knee2009-05-11
