Word: kneeing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...February 28, the day after the American Indian Movement seized Wounded Knee, the National Council of Churches (NCC)-an association of the nation's denominations-sent a representative to the occupied area...
When AIM seized the Bureau of Indian Affairs building in Washington last November, the NCC offered advice to the Federal officials, but took no part in the negotiations. At Wounded Knee, however, Adams was instrumental in reopening talks after the shooting of an FBI agent shut the negotiations down...
...went to Pine Ridge uninvited. Allen Ranck, acting deputy general secretary in the NCC New York office, said last week that the decision to send an emissary to Wounded Knee was made by the NCC board...
...were having our semi-annual board meeting in Pittsburgh when we heard Wounded Knee had been taken," Ranck said. "We sent a message urging restraint in dealing with the occupiers...
Despite the resolution, Adams stayed on the scene at the behest of Harlington Wood, assistant attorney general in the Justice Department's civil division. Wood, one of the three negotiators who mediated at Wounded Knee, convinced Wilson to allow Adams to remain. But as the occupation dragged on, Wood was replaced, and Wilson obtained a court order to reinforce the resolution...