Native American Heritage Month Film Series: "Wounded Knee"

The 1973 siege of Wounded Knee lasted for 71 days where Native American activists engaged in a standoff with the U.S. government, bringing the nation’s attention to the desperate conditions on Indian reservations.  The siege united Native people across tribes, creating a pan-Indian identity and a new path into the future.  Wounded Knee, the site of the bloody conflict 125 years ago between the U.S. forces and the Lakota Sioux, and the 1973 siege, and where the Pine Ridge reservation is located, remains today as one of the poorest places in America.  

All events are free and open to the public unless noted otherwise.  For more information about past and current events, visit our web site at wright.edu/ana or call the Asian and Native American Center, (937) 775-2798.