Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
History
Date of Award
8-2002
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Elwood D. Watson
Committee Members
Henry J. Antikiewicz, Stephen G Fritz
Abstract
In 1968 a number of Chippewa Indians met in Minneapolis, Minnesota to discuss some of the problems they faced in their communities. This meeting gave birth to the American Indian Movement. From 1968 to 1974, the American Indian Movement embarked on a series of radical protests designed to draw attention to the concerns of American Indians and force the Federal government into acting on their behalf. Unfortunately, these protests brought about a backlash from Federal law enforcement agencies that destroyed the American Indian Movement's national power structure.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Calfee, David Kent, "Prevailing Winds: Radical Activism and the American Indian Movement." (2002). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 681. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/681
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.