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Anna Mae Pictou Aquash

Case from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, SD dated Dec 15, 1975

Victim Details

Anna Mae Pictou Aquash

Female

Native American / American Indian

Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

SD

1975-12-15

30

Anna

Mae Pictou Aquash

Yes

07/16/2026

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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. ...
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