Minority Rights 1960-80 Flashcards
What were the two main issues for native Americans
Tribal homelands and self-determination
Why will travel home and is an issue for Native Americans
Because many native Americans had been forced to relocate from their Homelands following the 1830 Indian removal act in which the federal government force treaties with individual tribes, giving land and money for their removal. by the 1960s it was largely agreed, even in government, that these treaties were unfair. many native Americans wanted new treaties or to return to their homelands.
What was the BIA and how did they implement regulations to break up Indian culture
The bureau of Indian affairs and they did things such as send the children of tribes to Indian boarding schools in which their hair was caught and they were forced to dress and speak English.
Why was self-determination an issue for Native Americans
Because the Native Americans were distrustful of the BIA and wanted the freedom to run their own affairs as well as a change of BIA personnel
What was AIM when was it set up
The American Indian movement set up in 1968
What was the slogan of AIM
Red power
When was the Alcatraz red power movement what did they do
20th of November 1969 they took over Alcatraz Island and occupied until 1971
By 1971 what was AIM membership
4500, total Indian population is 1 million
What was the trail of broken glass and when was it
1972 AIM led a protest drive to Washington to protest about the BIA
What did AIM do in February 1973
Occupied the village of wounded knee, the seizure lasted 71 days and AIM only left when the government agreed to an investigation of its demands and grievances.
What was the 1978 Indian child welfare act
It gave Native Americans more control of the adoption of Native American children
When was the Indian education act and what does it do
1972 and it provided funds for tribal schools
When was the Indian financing act and what did it do
1974 and it lent tribes funding
When was the Indian self-determination act and what did it do
1975 and it kept the BIA but contracted out services such as health care and education
What was the Alaska native claim settlement act
In 1971 40,000,000 acres of land was transferred back to native Alaskans by Nixon
What were the two main limitations of native American campaign for civil rights
Nixon’s administration didn’t reform the BIA. There was no overall solution to land issues, for example Hawaii continued to evict Indians from land if the state wanted it for building out of the use
What were the four main issues Hispanics fought for
Land workers rights discrimination and deportation
Why was land an issue for Hispanics
The 1846 to 48 American Mexican war ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe hudalgo, the issue of land rights was in what became New Mexico.
Why was workers rights and issue for Hispanics
Hispanic farm workers often had appalling living and working conditions and had no unions to protect them, but were forced to take the work because there was a pool of migrant workers to call on.
Why was discrimination an issue for Hispanics
Because like black Americans Hispanics faced a lot of racial discrimination and lived in the poorest areas of towns and cities with no government provision
Why was deportation an issue for Hispanics?
From 1953 the US immigration service deported millions of Hispanic people. In operation wetback from 1953 to 1958 they deported 3.8 million people
What did Caesar Chavez set up and what did he fight for
He set up a farm workers union and organise strikes, marches and protests to campaign for the rights of farm workers focusing on working conditions.
What did Rudolpho Gonzales focus on and what did he do
He focused on race and his crusade for justice offered a version of black pride and influence the student walk out in 1966 and much is a direct action by urban youth
What was the name of the Hispanic party that encouraged Hispanic voting giving them candidates to vote for
La Raza Unida
