Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae

2024 · TMDB 8.7/10 (3 votes)

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About Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae

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.

Status
Ended
TMDB rating
8.7/10 from 3 votes
Seasons
1
Episodes
4

Seasons and episodes

The latest season with aired episodes is shown first. Specials are kept separate.

Latest aired season

Season 1

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Americanize You episode still
S1 E152 min

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.

Wounded Knee 1973 episode still
S1 E254 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.

Exposure episode still
S1 E352 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.

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S1 E453 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.

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