Red Power Rising The National Indian Youth Council and the Origins of Native Activism |
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| Author:
| Shreve, Bradley G. |
| Foreword by:
| Witt, Shirley Hill |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8061-8497-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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During the 1960s, American Indian youth were swept up in a movement called Red Power--a civil rights struggle fueled by intertribal activism. While some define the movement as militant and others see it as peaceful, there is one common assumption about its history: Red Power began with the Indian takeover of Alcatraz in 1969. Or did it?
During the 1960s, American Indian youth were swept up in a movement called Red Power--a civil rights struggle fueled by intertribal activism. While some define the movement as militant and others see it as peaceful, there is one common assumption about its history: Red Power began with the Indian takeover of Alcatraz in 1969. Or did it?