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Why was Wounded Knee, South Dakota, a significant place for American Indians?

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Tensions were high in the Native American community because the government broke a promise they made.

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The answer is B. It was the focus of a broken treaty between the government and American Indians.

AIM activists occupied Wounded Knee in 1973 to protest federal policies, accusing the gov't of not honoring treaties and demanded negotiations.

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