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371:, the whereabouts of his body still remain unknown. Robinson's death was attributed to an inability to follow orders. AIM member Richard Two Elk stated about the incident that, "He would eat what little food we had. There was no food so everyone was trying not to eat and this guy was eating freely all the time." Of her husband, Cheryl claimed that, "Ray did not respond well to that authoritative direction." Richard Two Elk also claimed that Robinson was actually the aggressor in the incident that led to Ray being shot. "I think it was just a reaction. He jumped up and he had a knife and started moving and someone reacted. It happened in a couple of seconds. I think it was someone's gut level reaction in the middle of a firefight." Two Elk also alleged that 394:. Richard testified to the fact that Arlo Looking Cloud contacted him around the Fall season of 1994, asking for advice on how to respond to authorities who were investigating the murder, in which Looking Cloud admitted to being involved in the case. Two Elk indicated he believed his adopted brother was involved in Anna Mae's murder, and that over the years, Looking Cloud was only "acting on orders." 25: 297:-based organization, American Land Struggles in Atlanta, and participated as a longtime member of the American Indian Movement. An obituary indicated that Aaron Two Elk died on 5 March 1994 after suffering a massive coronary on 4 March 1999, went into a state of coma and contracted pneumonia while in the hospital. 341:. After serving in the military, Two Elk has been affiliated with KGNU on a casual basis since 1990, and hosted "WinterCamp Chronicles: Indian Voices of Our Times" once a month on KGNU over the past 2 years. Two Elk has also established his own Multimedia Production company, OG Productions. 494: 655: 502: 400:
Two Elk would later publish a video entitled "Richard Two Elk on Wounded Knee and the Truth-Hijacked & Blinded: The Stolen Legacy of Wounded Knee," in which he criticizes some of the motivations and actions of the
289:, and spent his life growing up in different parts of the United States. Two Elk is a direct descendant of Oglala Dakota Chief Two Elk. Richard's brother, Aaron Two Elk, also served in the military during 1065: 971: 1389: 1137: 1349: 1394: 1384: 1369: 1329: 706: 1050: 53: 33: 1334: 731: 1364: 1324: 1091: 964: 357:. He was a member of the organization from 1970 to 1975, but stopped being an active member because "he did not feel like being used anymore." 994: 266: 179: 1354: 1122: 840: 1127: 1359: 1339: 925: 957: 126: 1163: 1004: 107: 383:
holiday, to 'take care' of a White guy who was suspected of being an informant. The White male was tied to a cross in a mock
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American Indian Mafia: An FBI Agent's True Story about Wounded Knee, Leonard Peltier, and the American Indian Movement (Aim)
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American Indian Mafia: An FBI Agent's True Story about Wounded Knee, Leonard Peltier, and the American Indian Movement
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in the fall of 1978, he collaborated with Native American students to develop a Native American radio program at
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combat veteran, journalist and civil rights activist. He is perhaps best known for participation in the
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Two Elk would later provide testimony in the federal trial involving the murder of activist
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Two Elk's career in public radio began in 1977 on a weekly Native American radio program on
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At some point during the Wounded Knee incident, Richard Two Elk came into contact with
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style, beat the man and the man was led away, never to be seen by Two Elk again.
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Looking Cloud was convicted in the murder of Annie Mae Pictou-Aquash in 2004.
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Two Elk would go on to testify about the events which took place during the
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from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
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Trimbach, Joseph H.; Trimbach, John M. (December 2007).
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