Papers, 1971-1992.

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Cole, Kay, 1911-. Papers, 1971-1992.

Papers, 1971-1992.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/33124323

The majority of this collection represents Kay Cole's involvement with Dennis Banks and American Indian issues. Series I contains material related to D-Q (Deganawidah Quetzacoatl) University in Davis, Calif. These materials include general information about the institution as well as news clippings, correspondence and other materials regarding legal issues and events involving D-Q University. Series II brings together materials from the First American Indian International Tribunal. The bulk consists of the testimony, statements, and related notes from the proceedings covering social and economic effects of the U.S. foreign and domestic policies on indigenous peoples, and strategies for change. Series III focuses on legal issues and projects of Dennis Banks. Correspondence, news clippings, legal materials, etc. document Banks' accquital of charges stemming from the occupation of Wounded Knee, and his other judicial battles. Correspondence, reports and other printed materials document the American Indian struggle for land rights, religious and spiritual freedom, and against discrimination. Sub-themes include the arms race, military and nuclear issues, criminal justice, prison reform, Indian grave desecration, women, and the Navajo-Hopi land dispute. Materials relating to the Long Walk for Survival, the Jim Thorpe Run and several Sacred Runs, initiated and organized by Dennis Banks, are also included. Series V contains the Dennis Banks Defense Committee's records, correspondence from and to the Committee, and their meeting minutes and agendas. Series VI includes publications, narratives, and media projects by or about Dennis Banks. Issues of Freedom notes, the publication of the Dennis Banks Defense Committee, are included. Series VII focuses on financial records and activity reports of the Dennis Banks Defense Committee and other organizations. Some of the materials include bank statements, receipts, invoices, checks, etc. The oversize folder contains posters and printed materials relating to AIM (American Indian Movement), the arms race, and the Sacred Run.

9 boxes (7.83 cu. ft.) + 1 oversize folder

University of New Mexico-Main Campus