Encyclopedia of the American Indian Movement: Movements of the American Mosaic

by Bruce E. Johansen

Publisher:

Greenwood

, 2013

Overview

A vivid description of the people, events, and issues that forever changed the lives of Native Americans during the 1960s and 1970s-such as the occupation of Alcatraz, fishing-rights conflicts, and individuals such as Clyde Warrior.

Rising out of more than a century of poverty and pervasive repression, stoked by the example of the movement against the Vietnam War and the upheaval among black and Chicano civil-rights activists, the American Indian Movement shifted the debate over “the Indian problem” to a new level. Many Native peoples also took a stand for fishing rights, land rights, and formed resistance to coal and uranium mining on tribal land. This work tells the story of that movement, and provides the first encyclopedic treatment of this subject.

Providing a vital documentation of a controversial and often surprising period in American Indian history, Bruce E. Johansen, an accomplished scholar and authority on Native American history, provides more than descriptions of historic events and careful analysis; he also frames what occurred in the American Indian Movement personally and anecdotally, drawing from individual stories to illustrate larger trends-and to ensure that the material is appealing to high school students, university-level readers, and general readers alike.

Key Features

Compares American Indian content to Black, Latino, and Asian civil-rights movements at the same historical era
Relates the activities of the American Indian Movement to those of many regional groups that were active at the same time
Draws connections between activities in the 1960s and 1970s to outcomes today, such as a ban on Navajo uranium mining, development of reservation infrastructure, and reclamation of many Native languages

Contents

Introduction,
Chronology,
Entries
Adams, Henry L.,
Akwesasne Mohawk Counselor Organization,
Akwesasne Notes,
Alcatraz Occupation,
American Indian Movement, Early History,
Americans Before Columbus,
Anderson, Wallace (Mad Bear),
Aquash, Anna Mae Pictou,
Arizona American Indian Movement Chapter,
Bad Heart Bull, Wesley,
Banks, Dennis,
Bellecourt, Clyde,
Bellecourt, Vernon,
Bissonette, Pedro,
Blatchford, Herbert,
“Boldt Decision” (United States v. Washington, 1974),
Brando, Marlon,
Brightman, Lehman,
Brown, Norman,
Bruce, Louis Rooks,
Burnette, Robert,
Butler, Darrell Dean (Dino),
Camp, Carter,
Central Indiana AIM Support Group,
Chicago Conference,
Churchill, Ward,
Clearwater, Frank,
Cleveland, Ohio, American Indian Movement,
Coalition for Navajo Liberation,
Colorado, American Indian Movement of,
Cornwall Bridge (Ontario) Occupation,
“Custer Battlefield,” AIM Protests at,
Deloria, Vine, Jr.,
DeSersa, Byron,
Disenrollment,
“Dog Soldiers,"
Durham, Douglass Frank,
Durham, Jimmie,
Eagle, James Theodore (Jimmy),
El Centro de la Raza (Seattle),
Factions, American Indian Movement,
The Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Fishing Rights, Western Washington State,
Florida American Indian Movement,
Forbes, Jack D.,
Fort Lawton Occupation (Seattle),
Frank, Billy, Jr.,
George-Kanentiio, Douglas Mitchell,
Grand Governing Council,
International Indian Treaty Council (IITC),
Janklow, William,
Kunstler, William Moses,
LaDuke, Winona,
LaMere, Frank,
Lamont, Buddy,
Libya, War in, and AIM,
Littlefeather, Sacheen,
The Longest Walks (1978 and 2008),
McCloud, Jane (Yet Si Blue),
Means, Russell,
Mills, Sidney,
Miskito Indians, Nicaragua, and the American Indian Movement,
Mount Rushmore Takeovers,
National Indian Youth Council,
Native North American Traveling College,
Nixon, Richard M.,
Oakes, Richard,
Oglala Sioux Civil Rights Organization (OSCRO),
Ohio and North Kentucky American Indian Movement,
Peltier, Leonard,
Pine Ridge Political Murders,
"Red Power” Movement,
Robideau, Robert Eugene,
Santa Barbara, California, American Indian Movement,
Snitch Jacket (Federal Bureau of Investigation),
Sports Mascots and the American Indian Movement,
Sterilization of Native American Women,
Stuntz, Joe Killsright,
Survival of American Indians Association,
Thanksgiving (Plymouth Rock) Protest,
Thom, Mel,
Trail of Broken Treaties,
Trail of Self-Determination,
Trudell, John,
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,
Uranium and Navajos,
Virginia Chapter, American Indian Movement,
Walk for Justice,
Ward Valley (California) Nuclear Waste Protest,
Warrior, Clyde M.,
Westerman, Floyd Red Crow,
Whitebear, Bernie,
Whiteclay, Nebraska, and the American Indian Movement,
White Roots of Peace,
Wilson, Richard,
Women of All Red Nations (WARN),
Wounded Knee Occupation,
Wounded Knee Trials,
Yellow Thunder, Raymond,
Yellow Thunder Camp,
Primary Sources,
Selected Bibliography,
Index,

Praise for Encyclopedia of the American Indian Movement

The volume is well organized and covers an area that has previously received little discussion or researched coverage. . . . Recommended for all libraries; coverage is such that it will be valuable for schools and public libraries as well as academic collections.

Fills a gap in the literature for student interested in learning more about the people, events, and issues that affected the lives of American Indians during the 1960s and 1970s. . . . This encyclopedia is recommended for undergraduate collections and for high school libraries.

Product Details

• Title: Encyclopedia of the American Indian Movement
• Author: Bruce E. Johansen
• Series: Movements of the American Mosaic
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Print Publication Date: 2013
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 392
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBN: 9798216154839
• Resource ID: LLS:9798216154839
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T15:50:14Z

About Bruce E. Johansen

Bruce E. Johansen is professor emeritus of communication and Native American studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha