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The Capture of Alcatraz

  • The occupation began in November of of 1969 and continued until June in 1971.
  • This occupation sparked the beginning of many more occupations of government facilities.
  • "We changed the whole course of history..." -Fortunate Eagle.

A Big Step Forward

  • Inspirational
  • Ground Breaking
  • The Unthinkable
  • OCCUPATION OF ALCATRAZ

By Akhil Kulkarni, Alex Mirage and Evelyn Mandel

Native American Civil Rights Movement

Bibliography

  • http://siouxme.com/lodge/alcatraz_np.html
  • http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/20/alcatraz.indian.occupation/
  • https://www.boundless.com/u-s-history/the-sixties-1960-1969/the-expansion-of-the-civil-rights-movement/native-american-rights/
  • http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3348.
  • Alcoholism common
  • Reservations squalid
  • Many live on reservations
  • 60% of the homes on reservations didn't have electricity, 80% were without water
  • Less than 1/6 of adults had graduated from high school
  • The average person on a reservation had only completed 5 years of school.
  • Mugged for no reason off of reservations
  • Poorest minority

Plight of Native Americans

Where is the Movement Today?

  • The Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves, Washington Redskins and the Kansas City Chiefs mascots are derogatory.
  • They mimic the spiritual rituals of Native Americans.
  • In 2007 University of Illinois mascot is retired because of the fact that it was racist.

Native American Opinion

  • Native Americans found it offensive.
  • They accused it of breaking anti racism laws.

Racism

Washington Redskins Controversy

Washington opinion

  • It would be a pain for Washington to change the name including lots of money would have to be spent
  • The Redskins spent lots of money on the name
  • The Name was trademarked in 1967

Racism in Sports and the Media

Tactics

  • Protests
  • Violence
  • Non-Violence
  • Occupations

Goals

  • Better education/conditions
  • Fair treatment
  • Native American lands returned to them
  • Founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1968
  • Prominent founders were: Dennis Banks, Clyde Bellecourt and George Mitchell
  • Based on platform of spirituality and justice for Native Americans
  • Many protests and rallies

AIM

Successes:

- Greater respect toward this race.

- American Indian Movement's longest walk to Washington D.C lead to American Indian Religious Freedom Act (1978).

Failures:

- Racism still exists today. (I.E mascots & logos)

- Still poorest minority.

- Land has not been returned (I.E Alcatraz - returned to America & Indian land was not returned to Indians.)

Successes and failures

Dennis Banks

  • Native American Leader and civil rights activist, teacher, lecturer, and author
  • Cofounded AIM in 1968 (longtime leader)
  • Co-founded AIM 1968
  • Native American Civil Rights activist and leader, teacher, lecturer and author
  • 20 children

Dennis Banks

  • Organized longest walk and lead wounded knee II
  • Several films, including The Last of the Mohicans

Important Native American Civil Rights Leaders

  • born on Leech Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota

The Longest Walk

  • Organized by AIM (1978)
  • San Francisco to Washington D.C. (3,200 miles)
  • Several thousand Native Americans & non-native supporters
  • February 11nth - July 15nth 1978
  • Followers of AIM took control of the town of Wounded Knee with force
  • U.S. police force and FBI fought them
  • 2 Native Americans died and 1 U.S. fighter died; 1 protester MIA

Wounded Knee II

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