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War in South Dakota - Custer Protest led by the American Indian Movement, 1973

American Indian Movement activists arrived in Custer on February 6th, 1973 to protest the charges against Darold Schmitz in the murder of Wesley Bad Heart Bull. The State’s Attorney’s decided to charge Schmitz with manslaughter instead of murder in the case. There were about 200 protesters led by AIM leaders Russel Means and Dennis Banks. It began 10 days earlier on January 27. Bad Heart Bull was stabbed, but there were conflicting accounts of what events led up to the crime. Some witnesses said Schmitz was acting in self-defense. However, a friend of Bad Heart Bull claimed to have heard Schmitz state that, "he was going to kill him an Indian.” Five minutes after the alleged statement, and in front of four White and two Indian witnesses, Schmitz stabbed Bad Heart Bull. Schmitz was arrested three days later and charged with second-degree murder. The charge was the lowest degree of murder charge available to prosecutors. In response, Dennis Banks proclaimed that AIM members should gather and protest the charge issued to Schmitz. Custer County authorities postponed the Schmitz preliminary hearing after learning a caravan of AIM members that would be arriving in Custer on the 6th. While the state attorney was present to meet with anyone contesting how he handled the case, no more than 4-5 people were allowed into the courthouse at a time. Also, several law enforcement officers were on standby. Eventually, the protest turned into a riot and there was extensive property damage at the Courthouse and in the community. Banks and Means were later charged with rioting and assault. The charges issued in the murder of Wesley Bad Heart Bull, along with unrest over tribal government, have been considered a catalyst for the occupation of Wounded Knee that began a few weeks later. About 200 American Indian Movement members moved into Wounded Knee and occupied the town for just over two months. But it was February 6th, 1973, a protest at the Custer County Courthouse turned into a riot with damage throughout the community. https://listen.sdpb.org/rural-life-an... ----------------------- On February 27, 1973, about 250x Oglala Lakota led by members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) converged on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation, launching the historical 71-day occupation of Wounded Knee. Set in the same impoverished village as the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre, the occupation called global attention to unsafe living conditions and generations of mistreatment from federal and local agencies. The occupation, which began during the evening of February 27, is hailed as one of AIM’s greatest successes. ----------------------- WOUNDED KNEE - behind the camera In 1973 Dean Evenson was called out to Pine Ridge, South Dakota to videotape the occupation of Wounded Knee. Native Americans led by A.I.M. (American Indian Movement) occupied the town for 71 days in protest of poverty, treaty issues, and ongoing injustice toward the tribal people. The site was chosen for its symbolic value based on the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre. Dean and his team stayed in South Dakota for a month videotaping and learning more about the culture and situation. Once the occupation ended, Chief Frank Fools Crow hosted on his land in Kyle, SD the first ever negotiations with tribal members and White House representatives. During this meeting, elders and tribal members spoke passionately about their traditions, their respect for the planet, as well as the challenges they faced. For more information: https://ictnews.org/archive/native-hi... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded... https://www.history.com/this-day-in-h... https://www.theatlantic.com/national/... #CusterProtest #WoundedKnee #WoundedKneeOccupation #AIM #AmericanIndianMovement #NativeRights #PineRidgeReservation ----------------------- Thank you for subscribing to SOUNDINGS MINDFUL MEDIA:    / soundingsmindfulmedia   Listen to Soundings on all streaming platforms and check out our latest multi-media releases: https://Soundings.com https://linktr.ee/SoundingsofthePlanet Follow Soundings of the Planet & Dean Evenson: --YouTube: (Soundings of the Planet)    / soundingsoftheplanet   --Facebook: (Soundings of the Planet)   / soundingsoftheplanet   --Facebook: (Dean Evenson)   / dean.evenson.3   --Instagram: (Soundings of the Planet)   / soundingsoftheplanet   --Instagram: (Dean Evenson)   / dean.evenson   Video by Dean & Dudley Evenson