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Conviction February 24, 1976 Homicide

Anna Mae Aquash

Status Conviction
Type Homicide
Date February 24, 1976
Location Pine Ridge, South Dakota
Victim Age 30
Gender Female

Mi'kmaq activist Anna Mae Aquash was found shot dead on the Pine Ridge Reservation. She had been an American Indian Movement leader. Arlo Looking Cloud and John Graham were eventually convicted of her murder in 2004 and 2010, revealing internal AIM conflicts. The case highlighted political violence on reservations.

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