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1973 Wounded Knee: Regina Brave with rifle
1media/Screenshot 2023-03-17 at 2.59.54 PM_thumb.png2023-03-17T22:32:31+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a4911Regina Brave with a rifle during the occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, 1973. The occupation was initiated and led by Oglala women, including Regina Brave, the last woman arrested at Standing Rock. Though "men were the jawbone" of the occupation and the American Indian Movement in general, "women were the backbone." Other important women leaders include Gladys BIssonette and Ellen Moves Camp. Less than 1/3 of the hundreds of occupiers at Wounded Knee were men.plain2023-03-17T22:32:31+00:001973Regina Brave with a rifle during the occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, 1973. The occupation was initiated and led by Oglala women, including Regina Brave, the last woman arrested at Standing Rock. Though "men were the jawbone" of the occupation and the American Indian Movement in general, "women were the backbone." Other important women leaders include Gladys BIssonette and Ellen Moves Camp. Less than 1/3 of the hundreds of occupiers at Wounded Knee were men.Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49