Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae
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202452 minRunning

Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae

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S01E04 - "A Cry For Justice"

Aired on Nov 26, 2024, 5:00 PM

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This true crime docuseries examines the murder of Annie Mae Aquash – a Mi'kmaq woman from Nova Scotia, Canada,  a mother of two daughters, a teacher, and a revolutionary who fought for Indigenous rights in the 1970s whose death went unsolved for almost 30 years. Set between the sweeping landscape of American politics in the volatile 70s and the present-day investigation by Annie Mae's daughter to uncover secrets from the past, this is a fascinating story of murder, intrigue, love, and betrayal that contextualizes Annie Mae's story within the larger story of the struggle of Native and First Nations women in their own communities that continues even today.

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Status
Running
Language
English
Runtime
52 min
Premiered
November 26, 2024

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Episodes (1 Season · 4 Episodes)

Americanize You

In 1972 Mi'kmaq Annie Mae Pictou Aquash answers a call by the American Indian Movement (AIM) to go to Washington to force the government to honor its treaty obligations with Indigenous people. Tensions rise, and the activists make a disturbing discovery.

Nov 26, 2024

51 min

Wounded Knee 1973

Annie Mae risks her life to join a dangerous occupation in South Dakota. The Movement is embraced by Hollywood, the government secretly infiltrates AIM at the highest levels, and Annie Mae makes a dangerous decision in her personal life.

Nov 26, 2024

53 min

Exposure

A clash between the FBI and AIM proves deadly. Annie Mae makes a secret pact with a close friend before going on the run with a group of fugitives, and then disappears. A body is discovered a short while later in the Badlands.

Nov 26, 2024

51 min

A Cry For Justice

After a strange incident, the first Indigenous U.S. Marshall investigates Annie Mae's fate.  Evidence leads to three surprising names. Investigators struggle to find enough evidence to go to trial but then someone comes forward and agrees to wear a wire.

Nov 26, 2024

52 min

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