Frank Clearwater
Murdered

Case Description

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Frank Clearwater, a 47-year-old man of Cherokee and Apache descent, was fatally wounded during the 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota. On April 17, 1973, while resting in an occupied church, Clearwater was shot in the head by a U.S. federal marshal. He succumbed to his injuries eight days later, on April 25, 1973.

Clearwater had traveled to Wounded Knee to support the American Indian Movement (AIM) and the Oglala Lakota in their protest against the U.S. government's policies ...Read More

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Wounded Knee Shooting Victim Dies (Published 1973)

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Victim Details

name

Frank Clearwater

gender

Male

race

Native American / American Indian

city

Wounded-knee

state

Date of Death

1973-04-25

Age at Death

First Name

Frank

Last Name

Clearwater

Last Updated

11/26/2024

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