sep 2, 1969 - Native Americans
Description:
Unemployment was double the national averageLife expectancy was 20 years less
Suicide rate was 100 times higher
AIM – American Indian Movement: Promoted Red Power
1969 – Leaders of AIM occupied Alcatraz Island by “right of discovery”
1972 – Sit-In at the Bureau of Indian Affairs brought national attention
Legal challenges – Native groups, armed with old treaties take the fight to the courts
Added to timeline:
Date:
sep 2, 1969
Now
~ 55 years ago