The American Indian Movement
  • Declaration of Indian Purpose
  • Indian Termination Policy
  • Creation of the American Indian Movement
  • Wounded Knee
  • Declaration of Indian Purpose
  • Problems that American Indians Faced
  • Occupation of Alcatraz
  • Strategies of the American Indian Movement
  • Successes and Failures
  • Takeover of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington D.C.
  • Laws passed to help American Indians
In 1964, the U.S. had declared Alcatraz Island to be federal property which resulted in the upset of many Red Power activists who soon after believed the island qualified for a reclaimation. On March 8, 1964, 79 members of the Sioux tribe set out to occupy the island as a way of reclaiming it as their own. Although many of the members were stopped by the Coast Guard, fourteen members managed to sneak through. The members occupied the island for four hours. These demonstrations continued for thirteen months (November 20, 1969- June 11, 1971).   
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