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Peter Matthiessen’s non‑fiction work offers a detailed examination of the 1975 Wounded Knee shoot‑out, where FBI agents confronted members of the American Indian Movement. The confrontation resulted in the deaths of one Native American and two federal agents, leading to the indictment of four movement members. Leonard Peltier was convicted and is currently serving consecutive life sentences. Matthiessen places this violent episode within the long history of tension between the Lakota (Oglala) tribe and U.S. federal authorities, exploring the cultural significance of the Lakota concept of the earth amid growing environmental pressures.
First publish date: 1991
Genre: Politics & Government/Government
Authors: Peter Matthiessen
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