Red Power movement

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Native American civil rights movement self-determination movement social movement

The Red Power movement was a Native American civil rights and self-determination movement of the 1960s and 1970s that used activism and protest to demand sovereignty, cultural pride, and the honoring of treaty rights.

Aliases (1)

Wounded Knee Occupation (1973) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American civil rights movement → self-determination movement → social movement →
hasCulturalAspect	emphasis on Native identity and pride → use of traditional ceremonies in protest →
hasGoal	Native American sovereignty → control of land and natural resources → cultural pride → improvement of living conditions on reservations → protection of treaty rights → recognition of Native American identity → self-determination for Native nations →
hasIdeology	Native nationalism → anti-colonialism → indigenous rights →
hasKeyEvent	Occupation of Alcatraz → Occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs headquarters → Trail of Broken Treaties → Wounded Knee Occupation (1973) →
hasKeyOrganization	American Indian Movement → Indians of All Tribes → National Indian Youth Council →
hasLegacy	inspiration for later indigenous rights movements → ongoing Native American activism in the United States →
hasMainRegion	United States →
hasMethod	activism → direct action → legal challenges → media campaigns → occupation of federal property → protest →
hasParticipant	American Indian activists → Native Americans →
hasSlogan	Red Power →
hasTimePeriod	1960s → 1970s →
influencedBy	African-American Civil Rights Movement → Black Power movement → anti-colonial movements →
opposes	assimilation policies → cultural erasure → termination policy → violation of treaties →
resultedIn	greater recognition of tribal sovereignty → growth of Native American studies programs → increased public awareness of Native American issues → policy changes in U.S. federal Indian policy → revitalization of Native languages and cultures →
startDate	circa 1968 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Indigenous peoples of North America →	hasHistoricalEvent
Occupation of Alcatraz →	hasHistoricalPeriod
Wounded Knee Massacre ("Wounded Knee Occupation (1973)") →	hasRelatedEvent
Native Americans →	historicalEvent
Native American Renaissance →	isAssociatedWithMovement
American Indian Movement →	movement