Traces the history of Native American activism including the development of the American Indian Movement and their efforts to raise awareness about a number of grievances.

Introduction to the Red Power movement -- Wounded Knee Creek: 1890 -- Failed Indian policy and the birth of Red Power -- Murder on the "res" -- The occupation of "The Knee" -- Indian women at Wounded Knee -- Trials, prison, and the end of Red Power -- The legacy of Red Power and Wounded Knee.