How and why did minority rights become significant 1960-80 Flashcards
What was termination
Natie americans were freed from federal control and protcted by us federal and state laws
What was the BIA
Bureau of Indian affairs
What did the BIA encourage
Native Americans to move towns and cities
When was the Indian removal act
1830
What were the tribes given for their removal
money and land
What were the tribes
independent nations under federal government
What were indian boarding schools make the children do
speak english
cut their hair
wear proper clothes
give up their native customs
Where were older children placed
farm workers in the east and mid west
What was the AIM
American indian movement
What did they do
radical, anti-federal stance with the slogan ‘red power’
What ws the NCAI
National congressof american indians
What did AIM also do
followed black civil rights tacs such as sit ins, demonstrations
What was a protest of the native americans
ARPM- alcatrace red power movemnet takes over alcatraz island in 1969 till 1971
Why did Nixon sympathise with native americans rather than black people
it was easier to give positive changes for 830,000 people rather than 22,600,000 black americans
By 1980 he set up
1972 indian education act
1974 indian financing act
1975 indian self determination act
