Anna Mae Pictou Aquash is one of the most prolific Indigenous activists in history. In the left picture she is seen digging bunkers at Wounded Knee. Anna Mae Pictou Aquash was murdered in 1975 by members of AIM (American Indian Movement), the same organization she was a part of. Although it has been almost 48 years since her death she will always be remembered for her strength and bravery she showed throughout her life.
Mihesuah, Devon Abbot. Indigenous American Women: Decolonization, Empowerment, Activism. Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, 2003. Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780803232273/page/n7/mode/2up?view=theater.
Left Picture Source:
"Anna Mae digs bunker at 1973 armed liberation of Wounded Knee (Lakota Nation)." Photograph. Wordpress.com, 1973, https://mgouldhawke.wordpress.com/anna-mae-words/.
Right Picture Source:
"Anna Mae Aquash." Photograph in Article. Native Sun News Today, https://www.nativesunnews.today/articles/anna-mae-pictou-aquash-one-of-the-murdered-and-missing/.
