Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site

The Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act passed through the House with a unanimous vote.

A bill introduced by Rep. Dusty Johnson to memorialize and protect the land where the Wounded Knee Massacre occurred passed through the House Natural Resources Committee and now awaits a vote in the full chamber.

U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson introduced a bill he said will protect the land where the Wounded Knee Massacre took place by placing it into restricted fee status.

For two months in 1973, Wounded Knee, in the Pine Ridge reservation, was occupied by members of the American Indian Movement. Leaders of the siege declared the territory an independent Oglala Nation. Members of AIM set up barricades in opposition to racism, corruption, and the policies of then-tribal president Dick Wilson.

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In The Moment ... February 19, 2019 Show 518 Hour 2TAKUWE is an educational art exhibit about the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890. The Lakota word Takuwe…