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What is the name of the 1973 standoff between the American Indian Movement and the U.S. government?

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The Wounded Knee Incident occurred in 1973 when members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) occupied the town of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, to protest the U.S. government's treatment of Native Americans. The standoff lasted for 71 days and resulted in the deaths of two AIM members and the wounding of a U.S. Marshal.
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