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Daily notes, and newspaper articles about the American Indian Movement's takeover at Wounded Knee and the arrival of South Dakota senators James Abourezk and George McGovern.

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Daily notes, including those detailing Hobart Keith's distrust of Dick Wilson, Oglala Sioux tribal chairman, and his "goon squad"; a press release about the congressional-American Indian Movement talks; statement from Dave Long, tribal vice chairman, asking for the removal of Wilson; an explanation of the Sioux Sun Dance; a Porcupine District Council resolution to maintain peace; and newspaper articles about various Indian topics.

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Daily notes, including those from meetings with the American Indian Movement and the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council; a lawyer's letter threatening that tribal chairman, Dick Wilson, will be held responsible for violence; a Pine Ridge Ministerial Association statement opposing the American Indian Movement; and articles detailing negotiations at Wounded Knee.

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Daily notes; statements from the Oglala Sioux tribe rejecting the American Indian Movement, evicting those occupying Wounded Knee, and seeking their prosecution; press releases from the American Indian Movement; a statement by South Dakota Senator James Abourezk; and a petition asking for the establishment of a new Sioux government.

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News clippings, including a photo essay of Wounded Knee, with reports and articles about the American Indian Movement takeover.

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Daily notes; a cease-fire proposal from the National Council of Churches of Christ; a statement by Ralph E. Erickson, special assistant to the United States attorney general, outlining plans for a peace settlement; and newspaper articles discussing the tense situation at Wounded Knee.

Scope and Contents Daily notes; a memorandum about the disposition of police squads; a letter from Dick Wilson, Sioux tribal chairman, to the Washington Post; newspaper articles about developments at Wounded Knee; the decision to withdraw roadblocks; press releases from Ralph E. Erickson, special assistant to the attorney general, and Dick Wilson, tribal chairman; and a statement from Lloyd W. Eaglebull, secretary and negotiator of the Oglala Sioux tribe, complaining that the...

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Daily notes; newspaper articles about developments at Wounded Knee; press releases from Marvin Franklin, assistant to the secretary of the interior for Indian affairs, and the United States Department of Justice; and a memorandum on arrest warrants for American Indian Movement leaders involved in the Wounded Knee takeover.

Scope and Contents Daily notes, including those from a Oglala Sioux Tribal Council meeting about the tribe's public image; a press release from South Dakota Congressman James Abdnor, calling for peace at Wounded Knee; a letter from Blair Higinbotham in which he enclosed a $500 check for Dick Wilson, tribal chairman; a press release announcing the closing of Wounded Knee area schools; newspaper articles about the Wounded Knee takeover; a press release stating three national church organizations had financed the...

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Daily notes; a memorandum from Wayne B. Coburn, director of the United States Marshal Service, about special operations group training; a letter about historical atrocities against Indians; and newspaper articles about the continued occupation of Wounded Knee.