Red power rising : the National Indian Youth Council and the origins of Native activism / Bradley G. Shreve ; foreword by Shirley Hill Witt.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shreve, Bradley Glenn, 1970-
Language:English
Published: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2011], ©2011.
Series:New directions in Native American studies ; v. 5.
Subjects:
National Indian Youth Council > History > 20th century.
Indigenous peoples of North America > Politics and government > 20th century.
Power (Social sciences) > United States > History > 20th century.
Indigenous peoples of North America > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Indigenous activists > Southwest, New > History > 20th century.
Indigenous youth > Southwest, New > Political activity > History > 20th century.
Indigenous students > Southwest, New > Political activity > History > 20th century.
Student movements > Southwest, New > History > 20th century.
Decolonization > History > 20th century.
Physical Description:xviii, 275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • "Freedom for our people" : foundations of a movement
  • "We are born at a time when the Indian people need us" : the Regional Indian Youth Council
  • "Nationalism is a journey, a journey from hope into fear" : the Workshop on American Indian Affairs
  • "We believe in a future with high principles derived from the values and beliefs of our ancestors" : the founding of the National Indian Youth Council
  • "The time comes when we must take action!" : the fish-in campaign and the rise of intertribal direct action
  • "We cannot be afraid of power; we must use it" : the growth of Red power militancy
  • "Slug them in the mouth or shoot them" : reform, revolt, and reorganization in the NIYC
  • "The National Indian Youth Council is a process, not an event" : continuity and transformation in the 1970s and beyond.