Wounded Knee

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

Records relating or mentioning the Wounded Knee incident, which began on February 27, 1973, when approximately 200 Oglala Lakota and followers of the American Indian Movement (AIM) seized and occupied the town of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The protest followed the failure of an effort of the Oglala Sioux Civil Rights Organization (OSCRO) to impeach tribal president Richard Wilson, whom they accused of corruption and abuse of opponents. Additionally, protesters criticized the United States government's failure to fulfill treaties with Native American people and demanded the reopening of treaty negotiations. Oglala and AIM activists controlled the town for 71 days while the United States Marshals Service, FBI agents, and other law enforcement agencies cordoned off the area.

Please include but do not limit the following files, identified with Wounded Knee, in the response:

176-HQ-2346
9-HQ-58312
157-HQ-29001
157-HQ-31312
157-HQ-29135
157-HQ-31543
70-HQ-59999
157-HQ-28745
157-HQ-29099
70-HQ-56509
70-MP-6832

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Michael Best