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Dennis Banks
Wesley Bad Heart Bull was a Native American man whose death served as one of the catalysts for the Occupation of Wounded Knee. When Wesley Bad Heart Bull was killed by a white man, American Indian Movement (AIM) activists gathered at the courthouse where his killer would be tried. After discovering that Wesley’s murderer would only be charged with second-degree manslaughter, the AIM activists began to riot, after which Oglala Sioux Civil Rights Organization (OSCRO) activists asked them for help in protesting Wilson’s violent regime. It was when AIM activists joined up with OSCRO activists to plan a demonstration that they decided to occupy Wounded Knee.
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Wesley Bad Heart Bull Character Timeline in Lakota Woman
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Chapter 8: Cankpe Opi Wakpala
...of the AIM leaders, announced that a white man had stabbed a Lakota man named Wesley Bad Heart Bull to death. The trial would take place in Custer. Just the name of the city...
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...When they arrived at the courthouse, the district attorney announced that the man who killed Wesley Bad Heart Bull was charged with second-degree manslaughter, a meager charge that felt like an insult to the...
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