"U.S. Marshals look over the cache of Molotov cocktails that members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) left behind in the historic Sacred Heart Catholic Church 5/8 when they turned their weapons into the government and left the village after a 71 day seige. 15 AIM supporters were arrested for their part in the original takeover as they left."

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Title "U.S. Marshals look over the cache of Molotov cocktails that members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) left behind in the historic Sacred Heart Catholic Church 5/8 when they turned their weapons into the government and left the village after a 71 day seige. 15 AIM supporters were arrested for their part in the original takeover as they left."
Photo Number P0181n1_01_11
Description Photo shows U.S. Marshals look over the cache of Molotov cocktails that members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) left behind in the historic Sacred Heart Catholic Church in 1973, Wounded Knee, South Dakota.
Date 1973
Textual Date 1973
Keywords Indians of North America; American Indian Movement or AIM; Wounded Knee; South Dakota; Native Americans
Subject Wounded Knee (S.D.)--History--Indian occupation, 1973--Photographs; United States. Marshals Service--Photographs; Indians of North America; Indigenous peoples--North America
Spatial Coverage Wounded Knee (S.D.); South Dakota
Collection Number and Name P0181 Stanley Lyman Photograph Collection
Collection Name Stanley Lyman
Original Source N/A
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Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s68d0j8b
Setname uum_map
ID 962281
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68d0j8b
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