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Anna Mae Aquash

First Nations activist focused on education, resistance, and police brutality against urban Indigenous peoples and Mi'kmaq tribal member from Nova Scotia, Canada (1945-1975) · Canada · On the map · Activists · Died at 30

Annie Mae Aquash was a First Nations activist and Mi'kmaq tribal member from Nova Scotia, Canada. Aquash moved to Boston in the 1960s and joined other First Nations and Indigenous Americans focused on education, resistance, and police brutality against urban Indigenous peoples.

Anna Mae Aquash is read about 114 times a day, in 15 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 11 November 2026

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She was a member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) and participated in several occupations with them. In December 1975, she was kidnapped and murdered in the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation by members of AIM. Her body was later found in February 1976. In the 2000s, several members of AIM were convicted of kidnapping and murdering her.

Country
Canada
Category
Activists
Type
Activist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1945 to 1975 · aged 30