Encyclopedia of the American Indian Movement

Details the struggles of the American Indian Movement from the beginnings in the early 1970s and includes the events and people most involved in the movement, such as the occupation and destruction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington, D. C.; the dramatic uprising at Wounded Knee; and the burning of the courthouse at Custer, South Dakota. Provides a chronology of the movement, followed by several hundred specific entries, a bibliography, and an index. Includes people related to the movement; such as, Dennis Banks, Richard Oakes, Jane McCloud, Bernie Whitebear, and Raymond Yellow Thunder.

Year

2013

Language

English

Series

Movements of the American mosaic

Publisher

Greenwood

Editions

1

Pages

362

ISBN

9781440803178

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