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  2. Red Power movement - Wikipedia

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    The Red Power movement was a social movement which was led by Native American youth who demanded self-determination for Native Americans in the United States. Organizations that were part of the Red Power Movement include the American Indian Movement (AIM) and the National Indian Youth Council (NIYC). [ 1 ]

  3. American Indian Movement - Wikipedia

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    Although each group may have its own specific goals or focus, they are all fighting for the same principles of respect and equality for Native Americans. The Northwest Territories Indian Brotherhood, the Committee of Original People's Entitlement were two organization that spearheaded the native rights movement in northern Canada during the 1960s.

  4. Counterculture of the 1960s - Wikipedia

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    The American Indian Movement (or AIM) is a Native American grassroots movement that was founded in July 1968 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [90] A.I.M. was initially formed in urban areas to address systemic issues of poverty and police brutality against Native Americans. [91]

  5. Indian termination policy - Wikipedia

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    Indian termination describes United States policies relating to Native Americans from the mid-1940s to the mid-1960s. [1] It was shaped by a series of laws and practices with the intent of assimilating Native Americans into mainstream American society.

  6. Occupation of Alcatraz - Wikipedia

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    When Native Americans Took Back Alcatraz "Start Here: History of Ethnic Groups in California". HIST-240-OLH-History of Ethnic Groups in CA-CRN 94569. Skyline Community College. Chavis, Charles L. Jr. "Today in History: "We Hold the Rock": The Occupation of Alcatraz and the Native American Fight for Sovereignty in the Age of Fracture". PBS.

  7. Native American policy of the Richard Nixon administration

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    The late 1960s were not only a time of significant policy change in regard to American Indians but also a period of major advocacy. Mirroring the Civil Rights movement, protests against the Vietnam War, and the counterculture as a whole, American Indian protests movements blossomed during this decade.

  8. Contemporary Native American issues in the United States

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    The 1960s saw the emergence of the Native American self-determination movement and a renewed support for tribally controlled education. The Bilingual Education Act (BEA) was passed in 1968 and recognized the need for community-controlled bilingual programs.

  9. Fish Wars - Wikipedia

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    The Fish Wars were a series of civil disobedience protests by Native American tribes in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States during the 1960s and 1970s. These protests, coordinated by tribes around the Puget Sound, pressured the U.S. government to recognize fishing rights granted by the Treaty of Medicine Creek.