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Footage courtesy of EarthStream Media & Chuck Banner | Feb 26, 1983 – Wounded Knee S.D.

An introductory portrait of Nellie Red Owl, a Lakota elder featured in the Warrior Women Project for her witness to the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation and lifelong defense of sovereignty.

Era: 1973–2020 · Themes: Sovereignty, Intergenerational teaching

Citation: Nellie Red Owl. "Nellie Red Owl." Warrior Women Archive, January 5, 2025. https://www.warriorwomenarchive.org/2025/01/05/nellie-red-owl/.

Nellie Red Owl

Nellie Red Owl (1907-1992) was a Lakota midwife born and raised on Pine Ridge. As an elder, she was a strong voice in support of the liberation of Wounded Knee. She could always be found with her protest sign (pictured right) outside the offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the tribal government in support of OSCRO and AIM.