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Indians claim victory after 39 arrested at abbey takeover
GRESHAM Wis AP Indians claim victory though 39 Menominee Warrior Society members were handcuffed and jailed in Shawano County after ending a 34 day armed seizure of the unused Alexian Brothers novitiate. They surrendered under a settlement to deed the estate to the Menominee for $1. A teen spectator likened it to Wounded Knee. The group seeks a health recreation and school facility, highlighting local tensions with white neighbors.
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Marlon Brando
James Groppi
Menominee Warrior Society
Alexian Brothers Novitiate
Shawano
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Gresham
Shawano County
Alexian Brothers
Robert R. Bryan
Wounded Knee
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South Dakota
Menominee County
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