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World Service,27 Feb 2013,9 mins

The standoff at Wounded Knee

Witness History

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Forty years ago, American Indian activists staged a protest against the US authorities. A siege began which lasted for over two months. One of the activists, Russell Means, spoke to the programme two years ago - he died in October last year. Photo: Dennis Banks (L) and Russell Means (R) during the siege. Credit: AFP

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