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Frank Clearwater

Case from Wounded Knee, SD dated Apr 25, 1973

Victim Details

Frank Clearwater

Male

Native American / American Indian

Wounded Knee

SD

1973-04-25

47

Frank

Clearwater

07/10/2026

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Frank Clearwater, a 47-year-old Native American man of Cherokee and Apache descent, traveled to Wounded Knee, South Dakota, in the spring of 1973 to show his support for the American Indian Movement and the Oglala Lakota who were in a standoff with federal authorities. Having arrived with his wife after a long journey, Clearwater found a place to rest inside an occupied church in the village.

On April 17, 1973, a fierce firefight erupted between the occupiers and the federal forces surrou ...
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  • Wounded Knee Shooting Victim Dies (Published 1973)
  • Wounded Knee Occupation - Wikipedia
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