Government Repression of the American Indian Movement

The reality of what occurred on the Pine Ridge Sioux Reservation in the 1970s is not reflected in most contemporary histories of the United States. Scores of indigenous people were killed and many more were wounded. Ward Churchill, an activist with the American Indian Movement, draws lessons and inspiration from the events at Pine Ridge as Native peoples continue their struggle for land and dignity. He also discusses the Leonard Peltier case, the subject of the documentary Incident at Oglala.

Recorded at Alfred University.