American Experience - Season 21 - Eps 9: We Shall Remain (5): Wounded Knee

2009-05-1155 min⭐ 7.4/10

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.

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American Experience

Title: American Experience

First Air Date: 1988-10-04

Last Air Date: 2025-03-31

Status: Returning Series

Rating: 7.4/10 (from 36 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 38

Total Episodes: 394

Network: PBS

Genres: Documentary

Production Companies: GBH

Synopsis

TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

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