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The Red Nation Podcast

[ARCHIVE] A history of the American Indian Movement w/ Nick Estes

The Red Nation Podcast

The Red Nation

History, Society & Culture

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2021

⏱️ 166 minutes

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Summary

*Episode originally posted August 2020*

Nick Estes, author of "Our History is the Future" and co-founder of The Red Nation, joins Breht from Rev Left Radio to discuss the history and legacy of the American Indian Movement, including the history of indigenous resistance in America, the origins and ideology of AIM, the Siege of Wounded Knee in 1973, the FBI's COINTELPRO, the Reign of Terror, and so much more. 

This is a collaborative project between Rev Left Radio and The Red Nation Podcast

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0:00.0

Thanks for tuning in to the Red Nation podcast. This is Nick. I just want to give an update.

0:05.9

We are reposting an archival episode about the history of the American Indian movement that was done in collaboration with Rev Left Radio and my friend and

0:16.2

comrade Brett O'Shea.

0:18.2

So I appreciate everyone's support on the Patreon.

0:22.3

We have a lot of great shows coming up. We have new

0:24.2

Red Power Hour coming out next week and also some stuff for Indigenous

0:29.1

People's Day. So thanks so much to all the listeners and supporters out there.

0:34.2

We really appreciate it.

0:35.7

We have some bonus episodes going up on the Patreon about the FBI surveillance of left movements and the red power movement so you can check it out.

0:46.1

We have a two-part series of Yodid that I did with my friend and comrade Chugmani two of Bands of Turtle Island.

0:54.1

Thanks so much, enjoy the episode. On a cold night in February 1973, a caravan rolled through the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.

1:21.0

The cars were packed with 200 Indians, men and women, local Oglala Lakota and members of the

1:29.3

urban militant group, the American Indian Movement.

1:33.0

They headed toward the hallowed ground to Wounded Knee,

1:36.0

the site of the last massacre of the Indian Wars.

1:40.0

Going into Wounded Knee that night when it was dark and scary we were clinging to our weapons tightly.

1:51.0

It was a full moon and we knew that a battle was going to come. I was

1:57.5

sitting there thinking of some of these young men that are around me am I committing them to die?

2:05.0

I was ready to do whatever it takes for change. I didn't care.

2:11.0

I had children and for them I figured I can make a stand here.

2:17.0

They were up to no good. I mean why would they be traveling in a caravan with all these

2:23.2

weapons and all these Molotov cocktails if they weren't going to engage in

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