January 26 — Eiteljorg Symposium on Wounded Knee
“Wounded Knee” was the site of the last armed conflict between the US government and the Lakota Sioux in 1890, resulting in some 146 dead; more than 80 years after the massacre, beginning on February 27, 1973, Wounded Knee was also the site of a 71-day standoff between federal authorities and militants of the American Indian Movement. Eiteljorg is bringing veterans of the latter to discuss what the incidents at Wounded Knee mean to us all.
When: Saturday January 26, 2:00 PM
Where: Where: Eiteljorg Museum 500 West Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204
This symposium will include William Means (Oglala Lakota), AIM leader and participant in the 1973 standoff at the Pine Ridge reservation, other Native Americans involved in the protest, local Native American activists and an expert in federal Indian law. Panelists include Johnny Flynn (Potawatomi), Sally Tuttle (Choctaw), Lann Thompson (Cherokee) and Charlie Abourezk.
William Means is a founder of the International Indian Treaty Council, which provides a system for documenting human rights violations against Indians. He is Co-founder of the U.N. Working Group on Indigenous Populations and an expert on U.S. & Indian Treaty relations. He was Executive Director of American Indian O.I .C., a job center that has placed over 14,000 people in full-time employment. He has been on the Grand Governing Council of the American Indian Movement since 1972. He is a veteran of Wounded Knee 1973 and helped coordinate legal defense work on over 500 Wounded Knee federal indictments. Bill has extensive negotiating experience with tribal, city, state, federal and international agencies. For 5 years he was Executive Director of the Heart of The Earth Survival School for Indians. He is on the Board of the World Archeological Congress and has lectured extensively at major universities here and abroad. He graduated from Black Hills State U, has been in many environmental campaigns including the Black Hills Alliance and is a Vietnam combat veteran.
Following the panel discussion there will be a short open forum for questions. Fee: $5 for members; $10 for non-members (includes admission to the museum). To register please contact Pete Brown at 275-1337.
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