May 6, 1973 - Part one of the MER documentary series, A Sense of Place. Program is titled “Anishinaabe Means Original People,” and focuses on conversations with Indian people about their feelings about the place where they live.
May 11, 1973 - Wounded Knee and coming up with bail money. Bail bondsmen won't write bail for Indians, and AIM can't afford any of the bails set, which range from $125,00 for Russell Means, down to $1,000. Rumors of money coming from celebrity supporters are reported, but so far they are just rumors. AIM Will ask for change of venue for all trials. Kevin McKiernan, reports.
May 11, 1973 - Wounded Knee. Assessing property damage from Wounded Knee occupation. Lawyers investigate claims that most of damage at Wounded Knee and in Rapid City was caused by residents. Currently, there is no fuel, no running water, and garbage piling up. Reporter Kevin McKiernan says covering the situation in Rapid City is similar to his experience in Alabama and Mississippi, which he covered eight years ago.
May 13, 1973 - Part two of the MER documentary series, A Sense of Place. Program is titled “Prairie People, River Folk and Denizens of the Big Lake Region” and focuses on how geography influenced the settlement of various regions in the state.
May 14, 1973 - MPR’s Connie Goldman visits Al’s Breakfast in Dinkytown. Goldman interviews customers about why they like to eat at restaurant, and owner Al Bergstrom about the changes over the twenty years he's had the restaurant.
May 14, 1973 - Walter Mondale talks about the Watergate prosecution of political crimes, corrupt practices, violations and conspiracies. In interview, Mondale says it's becoming obvious these crimes which affect democracy and freedom are rarely prosecuted and investigated as they affect political allies.
May 16, 1973 - Inside Wounded Knee. Kevin McKiernan, who was inside the occupied village of Wounded Knee, described his experience and plays taped actualities of fire-fights between federal marshals and those inside the village. One hears conversations between Red Arrow, the government radio, and the central command radio of Wounded Knee-Clearwater.
May 20, 1973 - Part three of the MER documentary series, A Sense of Place. Program is titled “A Region Within Walls” and focuses on motherhood with young children.
May 26, 1973 - A desperate act, a scream for attention, a cry for help: a discussion on adolescent suicide. Connie Goldman interviews members of the staff of the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center and youth counselors from the Center for Death Education and Research at the University of Minnesota.
May 27, 1973 - Part four of the MER documentary series, A Sense of Place. Program is titled “How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm?” and focuses on life on the farm and of the farmer.