Kevin McKiernan was a reporter for National Public Radio and Minnesota Public Radio during the 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee. He was based in Minnesota when he traveled to Wounded Knee to cover the conflict. By the time he arrived, the government was barring journalists from entering the village of Wounded Knee. Lakota guides lead him through the back roads and past the federal blockade. He was the only journalist with an inside view of the standoff. McKiernan returned to Wounded Knee last week on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the occupation.
Covering Wounded Knee In '73
