Bernie Whitebear drumming at Wounded Knee support rally, Seattle, March 24, 1973

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Image of Bernie Whitebear drumming at Wounded Knee support rally, Seattle, March 24, 1973 — 2000.107.153.17.01

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Bernie Whitebear drumming at Wounded Knee support rally, Seattle, March 24, 1973

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In this image, local American Indian activist Bernie Whitebear beats on a drum at a Pioneer Square rally in support of Native people occupying Wounded Knee, South Dakota. According the caption in the Seattle P-I, Whitebear also urged support for "all other Indian struggles throughout the nation."

Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.

ID Number: 2000.107.153.17.01

Date: 1973

Creator(s): Thomas, Paul, Photographer

Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 7 x 10 in.

Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.

Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.153.17.01, photo by Paul Thomas

Subjects: Activism, Protests and Demonstrations, Indigenous Peoples