Siege of Wounded Knee (3:18)
On February 27, 1973, 200 American Indian Movement (AIM) leaders and supporters occupied the South Dakota reservation town of Wounded Knee, site of the infamous massacre of 300 Sioux by the U.S. Seventh Cavalry in 1890. Reporters on the scene relay information about the takeover.
Speeches & Audio (2)
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Siege of Wounded Knee
Siege of Wounded KneeAudio Clip (3:18)
Audio Clip (3:18)
On February 27, 1973, 200 American Indian Movement (AIM) leaders and supporters occupied the South Dakota reservation town of Wounded Knee, site of the infamous massacre of 300 Sioux by the U.S. Seventh Cavalry in 1890. Reporters on the scene relay information about the takeover.
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Wounded Knee Siege Ends
Wounded Knee Siege EndsAudio Clip (2:06)
Audio Clip (2:06)
On May 6, 1973, 71 days after the American Indian Movement (AIM) held the South Dakota town of Wounded Knee hostage, a report recaps the events of the takeover and the subsequent agreement to end the occupation. The siege had been staged to call attention to government mistreatment of Native Americans.
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Sitting Bull
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The Last of the Sioux
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10 Days: Massacre at Mystic
10 Days: Massacre at MysticVideo Clip (3:06)
Video Clip (3:06)
The Massacre at Mystic was the first full scaled slaughtering of Native Americans at the hands of the English in 1637. However, this would not be the last. Go behind the scenes and learn more about the Pequot indians in this Massacre at Mystic video.
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Life in Jamestown
Life in JamestownVideo Clip (2:45)
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Find out what it took to be a settler in the early-American colony of Jamestown.
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Mystery at Roanoke
Mystery at RoanokeVideo Clip (1:56)
Video Clip (1:56)
Before Jamestown and Plymouth, the English attempted to forge a colony at Roanoke. Within three years, it had disappeared, leaving a mysterious clue behind. What really happened to the Roanoke settlers?
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History of Thanksgiving
History of ThanksgivingVideo Clip (5:33)
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Although Thanksgiving celebrations dated back to the first European settlements in America, it was not until the 1860s that Abraham Lincoln declared the last Thursday of November to be a national holiday.
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Authentic Arrows
Authentic ArrowsVideo Clip (4:33)
Video Clip (4:33)
Charles Acuna of the White Mountain Apache Tribe takes a look at how Native Americans made their arrows in a video clip with host R. Lee Ermey of History's Mail Call.
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Mail Call: Tomahawk
Mail Call: TomahawkVideo Clip (2:13)
Video Clip (2:13)
In this clip from "Mail Call", R. Lee Ermey looks at the history, use, and manufacture of the Native American tomahawk.
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Rancho La Brea Tar Pits
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Native American Tribes and Cultures
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Native Americans: Legislation
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