Description

February 24, 1976. A rancher in South Dakota discovered the body of a Jane Doe at the bottom of a ravine. The victim was later identified as Anna Mae Aquash, a Mi’kmaq activist, an educator, and a mother of two.

The coroner declared exposure as the cause of her death. Unhappy with this ruling, the family obtained a court order for a second autopsy.

This second examination revealed the horrible truth: Anna Mae Aquash had been murdered.

Art
 "Brown Wooden House" by Johannes Plenio

Music
 "Tumbleweed Texas" by Chris Haugen

Sources

1. North American Indian Center of Boston (naicob.org)
2. The Murder of Anna Mae Aquash by Ruth Kanton (2021)
3. “Murder of Anna Mae still leaves open questions” by Richie Richards, Native Sun News.
4. “Anna Mae Aquash” by Yvette Nolan, The Beaver.
5. “Who Killed Anna Mae?” by Eric Konigsberg, The New York Times Magazine.
6. Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog and Richard Erdoes (1990)