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Negotiations at Gresham
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Negotiations between leaders of the Menominee Warrior Society and the American Indian Movement with General Hugh Simonson (in the Army jacket) of the Wisconsin National Guard during the seizure of the Alexian Novitiate at Gresham. The Native Americans are, standing: Melvin Chevalier and John Waubanascum; and seated, Dennis Banks of the American Indian Movement (AIM) and Michael Sturdevant.
January 18, 1975
Shawano Evening Leader
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Wisconsin National Guard
1975
Members of the Wisconsin National Guard during the Menominee takeover of the Alexian Novitiate at Gresham in 1975.
Negotiations at Gresham
1975
Negotiations between Neil Hawpetoss, a leader of the Menominee Warrior Society that had seized the Alexian Novitiate at Gresham in January 1975, and a member of the Wisconsin State Patrol. Eventual...
Alexian Takeover
1975
Wisconsin National Guard and an armored personnel carrier at the Alexian Brothers Novitiate at Greshman during the Menominee seizure of the building.
Brando & Groppi
1975
Actor Marlon Brando (center) and Father James Groppi of Milwaukee arrive at the Alexian Novitiate in Gresham. The building had been seized by members of the Menominee Warrior Society, and leaders o...
Arrest at Gresham
January 27, 1975
Members of the Wisconsin National Guard arrest a group of Native Americans during the takeover of the Alexian Brother Novitiate near Gresham. The arrest was caused by the Native Americans refusal t...
Standoff at Gresham
1975
An unidentified member of the Wisconsin State Patrol points his revolver at several Native Americans at a vehicle checkpoint near Gresham. The State Patrol and the Wisconsin National Guard were pre...
