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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2003

Hundreds attended a march and other events on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota on Thursday to mark the 30-year anniversary of the Wounded Knee occupation.

American Indian Movement and Lakota leaders spoke about the struggles that prompted the takeover, including the failure of the federal government to live up to its obligations. They said much has been accomplished but poverty, unemployment and other poor living conditions remain.

Get the Story:
Remembrance and celebration (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 2/28)
Event recalls past, hopes for future (The Rapid City Journal 2/28)
Wounded Knee healed little (The Syracuse Post-Standard 2/28)
American Indians mark 30 years since standoff with feds (AP 2/28)

Relevant Links:
The Occupation of Wounded Knee - http://www.msnbc.com/Onair/msnbc/
TimeAndAgain/archive/wknee/1973.asp

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