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Relocation Program
Relocated people from reservations and Alaska Native villages into big US cities for training and employment. By 1960, a total of 33,466 American Indians were relocated http://www.pbs.org/indiancountry/history/relocate.html -
Red Power Movement
Political movement that took place in the 1960's, as Native Americans fought back to get land and civil rights; most were willing to break the law and confront the government. Influenced by African Americans http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Power_movement -
Declaration of Indian Purpose
Condemned termination, natives take control of their own lives- led to the Red Power Movement http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED030518 -
Rights
. 1967, State after state, challenged treaty violations, won first of many victories guaranteeing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_American_civil_rights -
American Indian Movement
Helped channel government funds to Indian controlled organizations, and assisted neglected Indians in cities http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/outlines/history-1994/decades-of-change/the-native-american-movement.php -
Alcatraz Indian Takeover
Founded in Minnesota in 1968 by Denis Banks and Clyde Bellecourt, renewal of traditional cultures, economic independance, and better education- lasted 14 months until the federal government removed them http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_Alcatraz -
Trail of Broken Treaties
Cross- country protest that took place in 1972 to bring attention to American Indian issues, Ex: Treaty rights, living standards, and inadequate housing http://www.framingredpower.org/narrative/tbt/
