National Indian Youth Council

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Native American civil rights organization activist organization youth organization

The National Indian Youth Council is a Native American activist organization founded in the 1960s that became a leading voice for Indigenous self-determination, civil rights, and cultural pride.

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Label	Occurrences
National Indian Youth Council canonical	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American civil rights organization ⓘ activist organization ⓘ youth organization ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
ethnicFocus	Native Americans ⓘ surface form: American Indians Native Americans ⓘ
fieldOfWork	Indigenous self-determination ⓘ Native American education ⓘ Native American sovereignty ⓘ civil rights ⓘ cultural preservation ⓘ environmental justice ⓘ voting rights ⓘ
foundedBy	Clyde Warrior ⓘ Herbert Blatchford ⓘ Mel Thom ⓘ other Native American college students ⓘ
hasMotto	“We are not free until we are able to determine our own destiny.” ⓘ
hasPart	local campus chapters ⓘ
hasPublication	Americans Before Columbus ⓘ other newsletters ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States ⓘ surface form: Albuquerque, New Mexico
ideology	Indigenous self-determination ⓘ Native American nationalism ⓘ
inception	1961 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
locationOfFormation	Gallup, New Mexico ⓘ
movement	Red Power movement ⓘ
notableMember	Clyde Warrior ⓘ Hank Adams ⓘ Herbert Blatchford ⓘ Mel Thom ⓘ Vine Deloria Jr. ⓘ
notableWork	advocacy at the United Nations for Indigenous rights ⓘ fish‑ins in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ promotion of Native American studies programs ⓘ protests against termination and relocation policies ⓘ support for Native American fishing rights ⓘ voter registration drives in Native communities ⓘ
opposes	assimilation policies ⓘ federal termination policy ⓘ relocation policy ⓘ
participatedIn	Native American fish‑ins in Washington state ⓘ Red Power era protests ⓘ
supports	cultural revitalization ⓘ treaty rights ⓘ tribal sovereignty ⓘ youth leadership in Native communities ⓘ

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Red Power movement → hasKeyOrganization → National Indian Youth Council ⓘ

Trail of Broken Treaties → organizer → National Indian Youth Council ⓘ