American Indian Civil Rights Movement

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American IndianCivil RightsMovement
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Learning Targets

• Explain the conditions that led to the AI Civil
  Rights Movement.
• Describe the actions of the AI Civil Rights
  Movement and obstacles they faced.
• Evaluate the achievements of the AI Civil Rights
  Movement.

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Conditions

• 1800s U.S. govt broke treaties

Black Hills
Miners in Black Hills
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Conditions

• 1880s Reservations in place
• Dawes Act more land lost

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Conditions

• 1890-1950s Indian Boarding Schools taught
  assimilation

Apache Indians upon arrival Same group 4 months
later
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Conditions

• 1960s High poverty, unemployment, suicide and
  drop-out rates

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THE RED POWERMOVEMENTACTIONS OBSTACLES
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1961 National Congress of American Indians

• wanted control of federal programs and treaty
  rights

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National Congress of American Indians
(NCAI)1970 NBC News Broadcasts

• ROTATION 1 Begin a poster in support
• of the occupation of Mt. Rushmore.
• ROTATION 2 Finish the poster and make it
  better.
• ROTATION 3 Give the final poster a grade and
  write the reason why.

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1968 American Indian Movement (AIM)

• Drew attention to AI issues

Replica Plymouth Rock which was painted red
during Thanksgiving protest in 1970
March on Columbus Day
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1969 Alcatraz Island Occupation

• Inspired spread of Red Power for AI

19 month siege Supported by media
Offered 24 in beads and cloth
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Indians of All Tribes Proclamation

• ROTATION 1 Write down one word that describes
  the message of the American Indians occupying
  Alcatraz and underline it.
• ROTATION 2 Make the word into a sentence
  describing the message of the occupiers.
• ROTATION 3 Cross out the original word and
  replace it with one that fits even better.

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1972 Trail of Broken Treaties March

• Results in occupation of BIA in D.C.

Occupiers on the steps of the BIA in D.C.
Floyd Young, one of occupiers
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Achievements

• 1968 Indian Civil Rights Act resulted in
  self-rule
• Gained control of own education
• 1970s Successfully sued for land treaty rights

Scenes of Black Hills - Sioux given 106
million in reparations for land
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Achievements

• 1980s-on gambling, hunting and fishing rights
  for some tribes

Fish-in with American Indians and actor Marlon
Brando
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Treaty Rights Fishing Fish- Ins

• Rotation 1 Write down one reason that
  SUPPORTS American Indians right to fish.
• Rotation 2 Write down one reason that
  OPPOSES American Indians right to fish.
• Rotation 3 Each group member place a check
  next to the reason you agree with. Circle the
  overall winner.

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Reflection

• Summarize the American Indian Civil Rights
  Movement in four sentences. Include
• Conditions
• Actions taken
• Obstacles Faced
• Achievements