Red Power Movement
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Flag of the American Indian Movement
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| Date | 1960s - 1970s | ||
| Location | Mainly the United States | ||
| Causes | Oppression of American Indians | ||
| Goals | Recognition by US, American Indian awareness | ||
| Methods | Occupations, Armed Struggle, Protest | ||
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Red Power Groups Armed Groups
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The phrase "Red Power", attributed to the author Vine Deloria, Jr., commonly expressed a growing sense of pan-Indian identity in the late 1960s among American Indians in the United States.
The Red Power movement was a civil rights movement led by American Indian youth to demand self-determination for Indians in the United States. Organizations that were part of Red Power Movement included American Indian Movement(AIM) and National Indian Youth Council(NIYC). This movement sought the rights for Indians to make policies and programs for themselves while maintaining and controlling their own land and resources. The Red Power movement took a confrontational and civil disobedience approach to inciting change in United States to American Indian affairs compared to using negotiations and settlements, which national Indian groups such as National Congress of American Indians had before. Red Power centered around mass action, militant action, and unified action.
Events that were part of the movement include the Occupation of Alcatraz, the Trail of Broken Treaties, the Occupation of Wounded Knee, along with intermittent protests and occupations throughout the era. The lasting impression of the Red Power movement was the resurrection of American Indian pride, action, and awareness.
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