Native Americans

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Native Americans

This collection contains interviews, commentary and stories about Native American resistance against Euro-American settler colonialism. Specific topics addressed include the 1973 Occupation of Wounded Knee, health and medical conditions on reservations, environmental and ecological challenges facing Native communities and the voices of Native leaders.

eng, Latn

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SNAC Resource ID: 11675272

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Indians of All Tribes (Organization)

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Indians of All Tribes was a group of about one hundred Native American college students and activists from UCLA and the San Francisco Bay Area. Richard Oakes led the occupation of Alcatraz Island in November 1969 to draw attention to the sociopolitical situation of Native Americans and to encourage their self-determination. After changes in leadership, the influx of non-Native persons, growing violence and drug abuse, and increasing isolation in the community, the federal government was prompted...