Red Power (jan 1, 1960 – jan 1, 1980)
Description:
Young militants approached the elders of the NCAI proposing a new name for themselves (Native Americans)Indian version of Black Power
Staged escalating protests, occupying the deserted federal penitentiary on Alcatraz and sitting in the headquarters of the hated Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs
Involved the American Indian Movement and the National Congress of American Indians [see "Henretta ch. 28 (part 2)"]
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Date:
jan 1, 1960
jan 1, 1980
~ 20 years