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.
Cast: Denise Pictou-Maloney, Mary Lafford, Paul DeMain
Season 1
4 episodes
1. Americanize YouIn 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.TV-MACC52minNov 26, 2024
2. Wounded Knee 1973Annie 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.TV-MACC54minNov 26, 2024
3. ExposureA 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.TV-MACC52minNov 26, 2024
4. A Cry for JusticeAfter 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.TV-MACC53minNov 26, 2024
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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.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Caroline Waterlow, Riva Marker, Ezra Edelman, Yvonne Russo
- Cast
- Denise Pictou-Maloney, Mary Lafford, Paul DeMain, Joy Harjo, Stonehorse Lone Goeman, Jake Maloney
- Studio
- Onyx Collective, Laylow Pictures, Nine Stories Productions
Maturity rating
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Audio languages
English
Where to watch
Stream
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Cast
- Denise Pictou-MaloneySelf - Annie Mae's Daughter
- Mary LaffordSelf - Annie Mae's Sister
- Paul DeMainSelf - Former Editor, News from Indian Country
Joy HarjoSelf - 23rd U.S. Poet Laureate
Stonehorse Lone GoemanSelf - Annie Mae's Friend- Jake MaloneySelf - Annie Mae's Ex-Husband
- Doug George-KanentiioSelf - Former Editor, Akwesasne Notes (as Doug George)
- Patricia LandrySelf - Founding Member 1970, Boston Indian Council
- Clyde BellecourtSelf - AIM Co-Founder
- Richard Two ElkSelf - AIM Activist
- Margo ThunderbirdSelf - Annie Mae's Friend
- Bruce EllisonSelf - Lawyer, Indigenous Activists
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