Box 7
Container
Contains 23 Results:
Notes and News clippings, 1973 March 01-03
File — Box: 7, Folder: 1-3
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
Daily notes, and newspaper articles about the American Indian Movement's takeover at Wounded Knee and the arrival of South Dakota senators James Abourezk and George McGovern.
Dates:
1973 March 01-03
Notes, Statements, and News clippings, 1973 March 04
File — Box: 7, Folder: 4
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
Daily notes, including those detailing Hobart Keith's distrust of Dick Wilson, Oglala Sioux tribal chairman, and his "goon squad"; a press release about the congressional-American Indian Movement talks; statement from Dave Long, tribal vice chairman, asking for the removal of Wilson; an explanation of the Sioux Sun Dance; a Porcupine District Council resolution to maintain peace; and newspaper articles about various Indian topics.
Dates:
1973 March 04
Notes, Correspondence, News clippings, and Statement, 1973 March 05-06
File — Box: 7, Folder: 5-6
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
Daily notes, including those from meetings with the American Indian Movement and the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council; a lawyer's letter threatening that tribal chairman, Dick Wilson, will be held responsible for violence; a Pine Ridge Ministerial Association statement opposing the American Indian Movement; and articles detailing negotiations at Wounded Knee.
Dates:
1973 March 05-06
Notes, Statements, and Legal Notices, 1973 March 07
File — Box: 7, Folder: 7
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
Daily notes; statements from the Oglala Sioux tribe rejecting the American Indian Movement, evicting those occupying Wounded Knee, and seeking their prosecution; press releases from the American Indian Movement; a statement by South Dakota Senator James Abourezk; and a petition asking for the establishment of a new Sioux government.
Dates:
1973 March 07
News clippings, 1973 March 07
File — Box: 7, Folder: 8
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
News clippings, including a photo essay of Wounded Knee, with reports and articles about the American Indian Movement takeover.
Dates:
1973 March 07
Notes, Proposal, Statement, and News clippings, 1973 March 08
File — Box: 7, Folder: 9
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
Daily notes; a cease-fire proposal from the National Council of Churches of Christ; a statement by Ralph E. Erickson, special assistant to the United States attorney general, outlining plans for a peace settlement; and newspaper articles discussing the tense situation at Wounded Knee.
Dates:
1973 March 08
Notes, Correspondence, Statements, and News clippings, 1973 March 09-10
File — Box: 7, Folder: 10-11
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
Daily notes; a memorandum about the disposition of police squads; a letter from Dick Wilson, Sioux tribal chairman, to the Washington Post; newspaper articles about developments at Wounded Knee; the decision to withdraw roadblocks; press releases from Ralph E. Erickson, special assistant to the attorney general, and Dick Wilson, tribal chairman; and a statement from Lloyd W. Eaglebull, secretary and negotiator of the Oglala Sioux tribe, complaining that the...
Dates:
1973 March 09-10
Notes, News clippings, Statements, and Correspondence, 1973 March 11-12
File — Box: 7, Folder: 12-13
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
Daily notes; newspaper articles about developments at Wounded Knee; press releases from Marvin Franklin, assistant to the secretary of the interior for Indian affairs, and the United States Department of Justice; and a memorandum on arrest warrants for American Indian Movement leaders involved in the Wounded Knee takeover.
Dates:
1973 March 11-12
Notes, Statements, Correspondence, and News clippings, 1973 March 13-14
File — Box: 7, Folder: 14-15
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
Daily notes, including those from a Oglala Sioux Tribal Council meeting about the tribe's public image; a press release from South Dakota Congressman James Abdnor, calling for peace at Wounded Knee; a letter from Blair Higinbotham in which he enclosed a $500 check for Dick Wilson, tribal chairman; a press release announcing the closing of Wounded Knee area schools; newspaper articles about the Wounded Knee takeover; a press release stating three national church organizations had financed the...
Dates:
1973 March 13-14
Notes, Correspondence, and News clippings, 1973 March 15
File — Box: 7, Folder: 16
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
Daily notes; a memorandum from Wayne B. Coburn, director of the United States Marshal Service, about special operations group training; a letter about historical atrocities against Indians; and newspaper articles about the continued occupation of Wounded Knee.
Dates:
1973 March 15