Red Power

by Josephy, Alvin M., Jr.

• ISBN13: 9780803276116
• ISBN10: 0803276117
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: Bison Books

Summary

"Red Power","Praise for the first edition: ""An essential handbook for anyone concerned with the never-ending struggle of Native Americans to obtain freedoms that other Americans have long taken for granted.""-New York Times Book Review. Red Power is a classic documentary history of the American Indian activist movement. This landmark second edition considerably expands and updates the original, illustrating the development of American Indian political activism from the 1960s through the end of the twentieth century. Included in the fifty selections are influential statements by Indian organizations and congressional committees, the texts of significant laws, and the articulate voices of individuals such as Clyde Warrior, Vine Deloria Jr., Dennis Banks, Wilma Mankiller, Ada Deer, and Russell Means. The selections are organized around key issues: the nature of the original Red Power protest; tribal identity, self-determination, and sovereignty; land claims and economic development; cultural traditions and spirituality; education; and reservation conditions. Alvin M. Josephy Jr. was the founding chairman of the board of the National Museum of the American Indian. His many books include Five Hundred Nations: An Illustrated History of North American Indians. Joane Nagel is chair of the sociology department at the University of Kansas and the author or editor of several books, including American Indian Ethnic Renewal: Red Power and the Resurgence of Identity and Culture. Troy Johnson is an associate professor of American Indian studies and history at California State University, Long Beach, and the author of several books, including The Occupation of Alcatraz Island: Indian Self-Determination and the Rise of Indian Activism."

Author Biography

Alvin M. Josephy Jr. was the founding chairman of the board of the National Museum of the American Indian. His many books include Five Hundred Nations: An Illustrated History of North American Indians. Joane Nagel is chair of the sociology department at the University of Kansas and the author or editor of several books, including American Indian Ethnic Renewal: Red Power and the Resurgence of Identity and Culture. Troy Johnson is an associate professor of American Indian studies and history at California State University, Long Beach, and the author of several books, including The Occupation of Alcatraz Island: Indian Self-Determination and the Rise of Indian Activism.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	x
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	1	(12)
Red Power Protest
Declaration of Indian Purpose, 1961	13	(3)
``We Are Not Free,'' 1967	16	(6)
American Indian Warriors: Fishing Rights and the Vietnam War, 1968 and 1973	22	(6)
This Country Was a Lot Better Off When the Indians Were Running It, 1970	28	(11)
The Occupation of Alcatraz Island, 1969-1971	39	(5)
The Twenty-Point Proposal of Native Americans on the Trail of Broken Treaties, 1972	44	(4)
Demands of the Independent Oglala Nation, 1973	48	(3)
Women of All Red Nations, 1974	51	(2)
The Longest Walk, 1978	53	(7)
The Activist Legacy of Red Power	60	(5)
References and Further Reading	65	(4)
Self-Determination and Tribal Sovereignty
Indian Self-Government, 1949	69	(6)
Indian Statement on Policy and Legislation, 1967	75	(3)
The American Indian and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1969	78	(15)
``We Speak as Indians,'' 1969	93	(8)
Message to Congress on Indian Affairs, 1970	101	(18)
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, 1975	119	(3)
Indian Child Welfare Act, 1978	122	(4)
Statement on Indian Policy, 1983	126	(10)
Statement of Ada E. Deer before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, 1993	136	(4)
References and Further Reading	140	(3)
Economic Development and Land Claims
American Indian Capital Conference on Poverty, 1964	143	(4)
Return of Blue Lake to the Taos Pueblos, 1970	147	(3)
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 1971	150	(4)
Launching the Tribes into a New Millennium, 1975	154	(3)
United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians, 1980	157	(3)
Nuclear Waste Policy Act, 1983	160	(5)
California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, 1987	165	(3)
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 1988	168	(4)
References and Further Reading	172	(3)
Education
Rough Rock Demonstration and Community Schools, 1965-	175	(2)
Navajo Community College/Dine College, 1968-	177	(8)
Indian Education: A National Tragedy and Challenge, 1969	185	(7)
Big Rock School, 1969	192	(2)
Deganawide-Quetzalcoatl University (D-QU), 1971-	194	(2)
Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act, 1978	196	(3)
Native American Languages Act, 1990	199	(3)
American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities, 1996	202	(3)
References and Further Reading	205	(4)
Spiritual and Cultural Renewal
American Indian Religious Freedom Act, 1978	209	(2)
Archaeological Resources Protection Act, 1979	211	(3)
The Black Hills and Camp Yellow Thunder, 1981-1987	214	(4)
Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association, 1988	218	(10)
The National Museum of the American Indian Act, 1989	228	(5)
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 1990	233	(12)
Indian Arts and Crafts Act, 1990	245	(6)
American Indian Religious Freedom Act Amendments, 1994	251	(2)
References and Further Reading	253	(4)
Rebuilding Native American Lives and Communities
American Indian Population Trends, 1960-1990	257	(3)
Report on Urban and Rural Non-Reservation Indians, 1976	260	(6)
Definition of Indian: Tribal Membership, 1977	266	(3)
Petitioners for Federal Acknowledgment, 1978-1997	269	(6)
An Open Letter to the Governor of Georgia, 1993	275	(2)
Statement of Ethnic Fraud, 1993	277	(2)
Federal Indian Identification Policy	279	(8)
American Indian Population Projections, 1980-2080	287	(5)
References and Further Reading	292	(1)
Reprint Acknowledgments	293	(2)
Index	295