1978 Longest Walk

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The 1978 Longest Walk was a cross-country protest march by Native American activists to defend treaty rights and oppose proposed legislation that threatened Indigenous sovereignty and land.

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1978 Longest Walk canonical 1
The Longest Walk 2 (2008) 1

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instanceOf Native American civil rights demonstration
protest march
country United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs cross-country protest march by Native American activists to defend treaty rights and oppose legislation threatening Indigenous sovereignty and land
endLocation Washington, D.C.
follows Trail of Broken Treaties
surface form: 1972 Trail of Broken Treaties
goal defend treaty rights
oppose anti-Indian legislation in the U.S. Congress
protect Indigenous land
raise national awareness of Native American issues
hasEffect increased visibility of Native American political struggles
mobilization of broad intertribal support
strengthening of Native American rights advocacy networks
hasLanguage English
hasParticipant American Indian Movement
Native American activists
mainSubject Indigenous sovereignty
Native American treaty rights
movement Red Power movement
opposed legislation threatening Indigenous land rights
proposed U.S. federal legislation restricting Native American treaty rights
termination-era policies toward Native Americans
opposedBy supporters of restrictive federal Indian policy
organizer American Indian Movement
Native American grassroots organizations
partOf history of Native American civil rights in the United States
route cross-country march across the United States
significantEvent arrival of marchers in Washington, D.C. for rallies and lobbying
startLocation San Francisco
surface form: San Francisco, California
startTime 1978

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American Indian Movement notableEvent 1978 Longest Walk
Dennis Banks organized 1978 Longest Walk
this entity surface form: The Longest Walk 2 (2008)