Coincidental Witness Video Bonus

Filmmaker and journalist Kevin McKiernan, who was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on Pine Ridge in 1976, explains how the Custer Riots were precipitated by a string of murders of Native Americans.

Two weeks after the Custer Riots, Wounded Knee was occupied in 1973. Two years after that, the Incident at Oglala occurred, a tragic sequence of events that could have been avoided by a proactive resolution of grievances.

To hear more from Kevin, download “Coincidental Witness,” Episode 5 of our new podcast series LEONARD: Political Prisoner. Episode 6 drops Thursday, August 27th!

The archival footage in the video can be seen in “From Wounded Knee to Standing Rock: A Reporter’s Journey.” The documentary film is available at www.kevinmckiernan.com.