Encyclopedia of the American Indian Movement (Movements of the American Mosaic)

Rising out of more than a century of poverty and pervasive repression, stoked by the example of the movement against the Vietnam War and the upheaval among black and Chicano civil-rights activists, the American Indian Movement shifted the debate over "the Indian problem" to a new level. Many Native peoples also took a stand for fishing rights, land rights, and formed resistance to coal and uranium mining on tribal land. This work tells the story of that movement, and provides the first encyclopedic treatment of this subject. Providing a vital documentation of a controversial and often surprising period in American Indian history, Bruce E. Johansen, an accomplished scholar and authority on Native American history, provides more than descriptions of historic events and careful analysis; he also frames what occurred in the American Indian Movement personally and anecdotally, drawing from individual stories to illustrate larger trends—and to ensure that the material is appealing to high school students, university-level readers, and general readers alike. Cover Contents Introduction Chronology Entries Adams, Henry L. Akwesasne Mohawk Counselor Organization Akwesasne Notes Alcatraz Occupation American Indian Movement, Early History Americans Before Columbus Anderson, Wallace (Mad Bear) Aquash, Anna Mae Pictou Arizona American Indian Movement Chapter Bad Heart Bull, Wesley Banks, Dennis Bellecourt, Clyde Bellecourt, Vernon Bissonette, Pedro Blatchford, Herbert “Boldt Decision” (United States v. Washington, 1974) Brando, Marlon Brightman, Lehman Brown, Norman Bruce, Louis Rooks Burnette, Robert Butler, Darrell Dean (Dino) Camp, Carter Central Indiana AIM Support Group Chicago Conference Churchill, Ward Clearwater, Frank Cleveland, Ohio, American Indian Movement Coalition for Navajo Liberation Colorado, American Indian Movement of Cornwall Bridge (Ontario) Occupation “Custer Battlefield,” AIM Protests at Deloria, Vine, Jr. DeSersa, Byron Disenrollment “Dog Soldiers” Durham, Douglass Frank Durham, Jimmie Eagle, James Theodore (Jimmy) El Centro de la Raza (Seattle) Factions, American Indian Movement The Federal Bureau of Investigation Fishing Rights, Western Washington State Florida American Indian Movement Forbes, Jack D. Fort Lawton Occupation (Seattle) Frank, Billy, Jr. George-Kanentiio, Douglas Mitchell Grand Governing Council International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) Janklow, William Kunstler, William Moses LaDuke, Winona LaMere, Frank Lamont, Buddy Libya, War in, and AIM Littlefeather, Sacheen The Longest Walks (1978 and 2008) McCloud, Jane (Yet Si Blue) Means, Russell Mills, Sidney Miskito Indians, Nicaragua, and the American Indian Movement Mount Rushmore Takeovers National Indian Youth Council Native North American Traveling College Nixon, Richard M. Oakes, Richard Oglala Sioux Civil Rights Organization (OSCRO) Ohio and North Kentucky American Indian Movement Peltier, Leonard Pine Ridge Political Murders “Red Power” Movement Robideau, Robert Eugene Santa Barbara, California, American Indian Movement Snitch Jacket (Federal Bureau of Investigation) Sports Mascots and the American Indian Movement Sterilization of Native American Women Stuntz, Joe Killsright Survival of American Indians Association Thanksgiving (Plymouth Rock) Protest Thom, Mel Trail of Broken Treaties Trail of Self-Determination Trudell, John United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Uranium and Navajos Virginia Chapter, American Indian Movement Walk for Justice Ward Valley (California) Nuclear Waste Protest Warrior, Clyde M. Westerman, Floyd Red Crow Whitebear, Bernie Whiteclay, Nebraska, and the American Indian Movement White Roots of Peace Wilson, Richard Women of All Red Nations (WARN) Wounded Knee Occupation Wounded Knee Trials Yellow Thunder, Raymond Yellow Thunder Camp Primary Sources Selected Bibliography Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z Table of contents with personal name entries entered in direct order: Henry L. Adams Akwesasne Mohawk Counselor Organization Akwesasne notes Alcatraz Occupation American Indian Movement, early history Americans Before Columbus Wallace (Mad Bear) Anderson Anna Mae Pictou Aquash Arizona American Indian Movement Chapter Wesley Bad Heart Bull Dennis Banks Clyde Bellecourt Vernon Bellecourt Herbert Blatchford "Boldt Decision" (United States v. Washington, 1974) Marlon Brando Lehman Brightman Norman Brown Louis Rooks Bruce Robert Burnette Darrell Dean (Dino) Butler Carter Camp Central Indiana AIM Support Group Chicago Conference Ward Churchill Frank Clearwater American Indian Movement, Cleveland, Ohio Coalition for Navajo Liberation American Indian Movement of Colorado Cornwall Bridge (Ontario) Occupation AIM Protests at "Custer Battlefield" Vine Deloria, Jr. Byron DeSersa Disenrollment "Dog Soldiers" Douglass Frank Durham Jimmie Durham James Theodore (Jimmy) Eagle El Centro de la Raza (Seattle) American Indian Movement factions The Federal Bureau of Investigation Western Washington State fishing rights Florida American Indian Movement Jack D. Forbes Fort Lawton occupation (Seattle) Billy Frank, Jr. Douglas Mitchell George-Kanentiio Grand Governing Council International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) William Janklow William Moses Kunstler Winona LaDuke Frank LaMere Buddy Lamont War in Libya and AIM Sacheen Littlefeather The Longest Walks (1978 and 2008) Jane (Yet Si Blue) McCloud Russell Means Sidney Mills Miskito Indians, Nicaragua, and the American Indian Movement Mount Rushmore takeovers National Indian Youth Council Native North American Traveling College Richard M. Nixon Richard Oakes Oglala Sioux Civil Rights Organization (OSCRO) Ohio and North Kentucky American Indian Movement Leonard Peltier Pine Ridge political murders "Red Power" movement Robert Eugene Robideau American Indian Movement, Santa Barbara California Snitch Jacket (Federal Bureau of Investigation) Sports Mascots and the American Indian Movement Sterilization of Native American women Joe Killsright Stuntz Survival of American Indians Association Thanksgiving (Plymouth Rock) protest Mel Thom Trail of Broken Treaties Trail of Self-Determination John Trudell United Nations Declaration on the RIghts of Indigenous Peoples Uranium and Navajos Virginia Chapter, American Indian Movement Walk for Justice Ward Valley (California) nuclear waste protest Clyde M. Warrior Floyd Red Crow Westerman Bernie Whitebear Whiteclay, Nebraska, and the American Indian Movement White Roots of Peace Richard Wilson Women of All Red Nations (WARN) Wounded Knee occupation Wounded Knee trials Raymond Yellow Thunder Yellow Thunder Camp. A vivid description of the people, events, and issues that forever changed the lives of Native Americans during the 1960s and 1970s--such as the occupation of Alcatraz, fishing-rights conflicts, and individuals such as Clyde Warrior.Rising out of more than a century of poverty and pervasive repression, stoked by the example of the movement against the Vietnam War and the upheaval among black and Chicano civil-rights activists, the American Indian Movement shifted the debate over the Indian problem to a new level. Many Native peoples also took a stand for fishing rights, land rights, and formed resistance to coal and uranium mining on tribal land. This work tells the story of that movement, and provides the first encyclopedic treatment of this subject.Providing a vital documentation of a controversial and often surprising period in American Indian history, Bruce E. Johansen, an accomplished scholar and authority on Native American history, provides more than descriptions of historic events and careful analysis; he also frames what occurred in the American Indian Movement personally and anecdotally, drawing from individual stories to illustrate larger trends--and to ensure that the material is appealing to high school students, university-level readers, and general readers alike.Compares American Indian content to Black, Latino, and Asian civil-rights movements at the same historical eraRelates the activities of the American Indian Movement to those of many regional groups that were active at the same timeDraws connections between activities in the 1960s and 1970s to outcomes today, such as a ban on Navajo uranium mining, development of reservation infrastructure, and reclamation of many Native languages Details the struggles of the American Indian Movement from the beginnings in the early 1970s and includes the events and people most involved in the movement, such as the occupation and destruction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington, D. C.; the dramatic uprising at Wounded Knee; and the burning of the courthouse at Custer, South Dakota. Provides a chronology of the movement, followed by several hundred specific entries, a bibliography, and an index. Includes people related to the movement; such as, Dennis Banks, Richard Oakes, Jane McCloud, Bernie Whitebear, and Raymond Yellow Thunder. After more than a century of poverty and repression, stoked by the example of the movement against the Vietnam War and the upheaval among black and Chicano civil-rights activists, the American Indian Movement saw Native peoples taking a stand for fishing rights, land rights, and forming resistance to coal and uranium mining on tribal land. This work tells the story of that movement, and provides the first encyclopedic treatment of this subject