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Church Intermediaries Shape Wounded Knee Crisis
The Indian occupation at Wounded Knee in South Dakota found critical backing from churches. Indian leaders used Sacred Heart Church and a tepee chapel as headquarters while ministers bridged talks between Indians and the U.S. government, earning trust and acting as buffers during tense negotiations. The National Council of Churches dispatched a mediation team, and denominations backed hearings and relief grants, illustrating a shifting faith-based approach to Indian grievances.
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Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
Tepee’ Church of God
Wounded Knee
No Man’s Land
United States
Fletcher Coates
National Council of Churches
Pittsburgh
Irvene Twin
Pine Ridge
S. D
Coates
Means
Dennis Banks
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S
Interdenominational National Council