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American Experience S21E9 — We Shall Remain (5): Wounded Knee
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American Experience•Season 21•Episode 9

We Shall Remain (5): Wounded Knee

7.9/10 · 126 votesMay 11, 200955 min

Ranked #5 of 9 in Season 21•+0.1 vs season avg

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On the night of February 27, 1973, fifty-four cars rolled, horns blaring, into a small hamlet on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Within hours, some 200 Oglala Lakota and American Indian Movement (AIM) activists had seized the few major buildings in town and police had

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Episode Summary

"We Shall Remain (5): Wounded Knee" is episode 9 of American Experience season 21. It scored 7.9/10 from 126 votes, ranking #5 of 9 episodes this season (season average 7.8). It aired on May 11, 2009.

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