Native American Divisions- divisions between tribes meant there was no united fronty, some tribes gave in and made treaties, Natives were spread across the country and lacked an agreed aim.
WW2- National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) brought tribes together making them aware of racism. Pressure from the NCAI resulted in the Indian Claims Commission (ICC)
The response to termination- led to the formation of the National Indian Youth Council it took on law cases protecting treaties and religious freedom.
The importance of Red Power and the American Indian Movement- AIM
Native American actions- patrols of the streets, fish-ins, published literature, pursued supreme court cases, siege of Alcatraz, Mt. Rushmore occupation, took over the Bureau of Indian Affairs and occuppied Wounded Knee.
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