One major difference between the occupations of Alcatraz in 1969 and Wounded Knee in 1973 was that

The 1973 occupation at Wounded Knee involved an armed standoff that resulted in deaths, including two Native American men. The Alcatraz occupation, by contrast, ended without anyone being killed. Both occupations took place on federal property and protested the treatment of American Indians and broken treaty promises, so those choices do not describe a major difference.

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