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In the winter of 1975, a 30-year-old Native American woman, Anna Mae Pictou Aquash, a Mi'kmaq from Nova Scotia, Canada, met a tragic end on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Her frozen body was discovered by a rancher on February 24, 1976, in a remote ravine. An initial autopsy, conducted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, concluded that she had died of exposure. In a highly unusual and controversial move, her hands were severed and sent to the FBI for fingerprint identification. ...Read More
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Anna Mae Pictou Aquash
Female
Native American / American Indian
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
SD
1975-12-15
30
Anna
Mae Pictou Aquash
Yes
11/05/2025
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I've been researching Anna Mae's case and the complexities of everything surrounding it, and one thi... ...Read More
06/28/2024
06/28/2024
Has anyone else been diving deep into the role of AIM during the 70s when everything transpired with... ...Read More
12/21/2023
12/21/2023
I've been following Anna Mae Aquash's case for a while, and I've been thinking a lot about the role ... ...Read More
03/05/2023
03/05/2023
