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| Titles |
A.I.M. Wounded Knee button |
|---|---|
| Description |
Circular laminated paper button with a tinned-iron shell and closed pin back. The button features the American Indian Movement (AIM) logo, reading: "AMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT / REMEMBER WOUNDED KNEE / 1890 / 1990 / 1973". The button was used at the A.I.M. pow-wow at the Minneapolis American Indian Center on December 29, 1990. |
| Quantity |
1 item |
| Format |
Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements |
2 inches diameter |
| Nomenclature |
button (information artifact) |
| Materials |
tinned iron paper plastic |
| Creation |
Source: American Indian Center |
| Subjects |
American Indian Movement Used by (possibly): Dakota Indians Used by: Oceti Sakowin Used in: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890. Wounded Knee, Shannon County, South Dakota, United States Politics and government Badges, Buttons & Medals. Government. Political Movements & Causes Indian. Badges, Buttons & Medals. Government |
| Dates |
Use: Exactly 1990 (A.I.M. pow-wow at the Minneapolis American Indian Center: December 29, 1990.) Content: Exactly 1890 (Wounded Knee Massacre: December 29, 1890) Content: 1973 (Wounded Knee incident: February 27 - May 5, 1973) |
| Holding Type | 3D Objects |
| Identifiers |
1991.139.8 (Accession Number) |