jan 1, 1972 - AIM members occupy BIA building in D.C.
Description:
Demand the restoration of 100 million acres of Native land, treaty-making, abolition of the BIA, a new Office of Federal Indian Relations and Community Reconstruction with a $15,000,000,000 Indian affairs budget. Occupation ends without any federal concession.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1972
Now
~ 53 years ago