Activism
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Native Americans, American Indians, Protests, Marches, Demonstrations, Rallies
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, American Indian History
- Geographical Location: United States
Article abstract: In the mid-1960's, American Indians embarked on a new phase in their dealings with the U.S. government and its citizens, one marked by proactive insistence on rights that had been secured by treaty with the United States
During the Eisenhower Administration (1953-1961), the official U.S. government policy toward American Indians was one of “termination.” By this policy, the government meant to end the special legal status of American Indians and to encourage the assimilation of native people into the U.S. citizenry. Alongside the policy of...
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