indian occupation, 1973

Presents the story of Dennis Banks, an American Indian of the Ojibwa tribe and relates his experiences of reservation life, government schools, and discrimination as well as his struggle on behalf of Native American civil rights, native religion, and culture.

Presents a short history of the Wounded Knee Massacre in December 1890 and the events that led up to the cavalry's attempt at stopping the Ghost Dance that the Lakota Sioux believed would keep them safe.