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  2. Society of American Indians - Wikipedia

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    The Society of American Indians (1911–1923) was the first national American Indian rights organization run by and for American Indians. [1] The Society pioneered twentieth century Pan-Indianism , the movement promoting unity among American Indians regardless of tribal affiliation.

  3. Fayette Avery McKenzie - Wikipedia

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    Later renamed the Society of American Indians it was created to fight against restrictive governmental policies against Native Americans. [3] [4] At that time, Native Americans were pushed out of tribal territories, having to manage "unrelenting waves of immigration, settlement and urbanizations, [and] technological change," according to Marti ...

  4. History of Native Americans in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the 20th century, Native Americans served in significant numbers during World War II, marking a turning point for Indigenous visibility and involvement in broader American society. Post-war, Native activism grew, with movements such as the American Indian Movement (AIM) drawing attention to Indigenous rights.

  5. The Ambivalent History of Indigenous Citizenship - AOL

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    A century ago, when Congress passed the Indian Citizenship Act, key questions about Native sovereignty were left unresolved. The Ambivalent History of Indigenous Citizenship Skip to main content

  6. Native American genocide in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Whether a tribe actually had a decision-making structure capable of making a treaty was a controversial issue. The national policy was for the Indians to join American society and become "civilized", which meant no more wars with neighboring tribes or raids on white settlers or travelers, and a shift from hunting to farming and ranching.

  7. Indigenous decolonization - Wikipedia

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    Indigenous decolonization describes ongoing theoretical and political processes whose goal is to contest and reframe narratives about indigenous community histories and the effects of colonial expansion, cultural assimilation, exploitative Western research, and often though not inherent, genocide. [1]

  8. Population history of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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    Instead he contends that enslavement in gold and silver mines was the primary reason why the Native American population of Hispaniola dropped so significantly. [ 172 ] [ 173 ] and that even though disease was a factor, the Native population would have rebounded the same way Europeans did following the Black Death if it were not for the constant ...

  9. Native American self-determination - Wikipedia

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    A renewal of Indian activism since the 1960s saw the rise of a new generation of leaders. Public protests created publicity for their cause, such as the occupation of Alcatraz and Mount Rushmore, the Wounded Knee Incident, and other examples of American Indians uniting to change their relationship with the United States government.