On February 27, 1973 about 250 Sioux tribe members accompanied by AIM members and supporters met on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation, from there started the 71 day takeover of Wounded Knee village . “It was a time to look at the commitment we made and a willingness to put our lives on the line for a cause.” said Len Foster a Navajo who join AIM in 1970. The  main reasons AIM got involved with the takeover of Wounded Knee; was one because the elders of the Oglala Sioux tribe were being ignored by what they say was a "corrupt tribal government..." the second reason was because the Oglala Sioux tribe was not able to impeach its chairman, Dick Wilson, who had private police officers working for him. Throughout the 71 days, there were 2 deaths, multiple firefights, and a ton of arrest. But nonetheless AIM prevailed by negotiating a "peace pact" with the government saying that the federal government would conduct an unbiased and fair review of several overlooked treaties.