Who is Anna Mae Pictou-Aquash?
Anna Mae Pictou Aquash is remembered as a young Canadian native activist, who in the 1970's took a stand against the American government for injustices brought upon generations of native peoples across this continent. In the early 70's Anna Mae would make her way from her homeland in Nova Scotia, Canada to Pine Ridge, South Dakota where she took a stand with other activists to protect residents of injustices and would be an integral participant in the 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee.
INDIAN BROOK FIRST NATION, N.S. (CP) - A murdered aboriginal activist was buried near her childhood home Monday in a stirring ceremony that came almost 29 years after her death.
Amidst the scent of burning sweet grass and the steady rhythm of ancient Mi'kmaq and Sioux chants, Anna Mae Pictou Aquash's sister and daughters looked on as her casket was lowered into the earth of Indian Brook, a small native community about 70 kilometres west of Halifax.
Who is Anna Mae Pictou-Aquash?
