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.