A Yurok Perspective on the 50th Anniversary of the Occupation of Wounded Knee: Part 3

American Indian Airwaves

2023 marks the 50th Anniversary of the Occupation of Wounded Knee which is the outcome of over 200 members of the American Indian Movement and supporters occupying Wounded Knee, Lakota Nation (South Dakota) for 71 days from February 27th, 1973, to May 8th, 1973. The Occupation of Wounded Knee was in response to a call to action for help from traditional Lakota residents whose civil, human, and Treaty of Fort Laramie rights were constantly being violated by corrupt Native American and United States government officials. The Wounded Knee Occupation resulted in a 71-day military standoff with U.S. government officials – the largest military attack in United States history, and quickly drew domestic and international support from people, organizations, and foreign governments throughout the world. Today’s guest grew up and lives in the Yurok Nation (Northern California). He is a longtime activist, fisherperson, plus more and he joins us for the entire hour to share his lived experiences in the Yurok Nation during the reign of terror in the 1960s and 1970s and how he arrived at and participated in the Occupation of Wounded Knee in 1973. Join us for in-depth, personal and enriching story on the parallels between the militarization of settler colonial state violence and oppression during the “Fishing Wars” in the Yurok Nation to at Wound Knee Occupation of 1973, plus more. Guest: Willard Carlson, Yurok Nation, activist, fisherperson, parent, and so much more. Archived programs can be heard on Soundcloud at: https://soundcloud.com/burntswamp American Indian Airwaves streams on over ten podcasting platforms such as Amazon Music, Apple Podcast, Audible, Backtracks.fm, Gaana, Google Podcast, Fyyd, iHeart Media, Player.fm, Podbay.fm, Podcast Republic, SoundCloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Tunein, YouTube, and more. American Indian Airwaves is an all-volunteer collective and Native American public affairs program that broadcast weekly on KPFK FM 90.7 Los Angeles, CA, Thursdays, from 7:00pm to 8:00pm.