Episode 5 “Coincidental Witness” is out now. The podcast features a deep dive interview with Pulitzer Prize nominated reporter, award winning filmmaker and our very own consulting producer, Kevin McKiernan (FROM WOUNDED KNEE TO STANDING ROCK, BRINGING KING TO CHINA, THE SPIRIT OF CRAZY HORSE).
Summary: When NPR reporter Kevin McKiernan traveled out to Pine Ridge in June, 1975, he never thought he’d find himself in the middle of a shootout.
Description: In June, 1975, reporter Kevin McKiernan traveled to South Dakota to cover the trial of AIM leader Dennis Banks who was standing trial for his role in the 1973 Custer Courthouse Riot. But as the hearing got underway on June 26, word spread that shots had been fired 100 miles away on the Pine Ridge Reservation between Federal agents and members of AIM. So McKiernan jumped in his truck and raced into the center of the firefight.
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Kevin McKiernan (Center) with Oscar Bear Runner (Left) and headsman Tom Bad Cob (Right) at Wounded Knee in 1973.