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Table of 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 fear into hope" : 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.

Author/Creator:

Shreve, Bradley Glenn, 1970-

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Red power rising: the National Indian Youth Council and the origins of Native activism [by Shreve, B.G.]

Related Series:

New directions in Native American studies; v. 5

Subjects:

Indians of North America — Politics and government — 20th century

Power (Social sciences) — United States — History — 20th century

Indians of North America — Civil rights — History — 20th century

Civil rights movements — United States — History — 20th century

National Indian Youth Council — History — 20th century

Indian activists — Southwest, New — History — 20th century

Indian youth — Political activity — Southwest, New — History — 20th century

Indian students — Political activity — Southwest, New — History — 20th century

Student movements — Southwest, New — History — 20th century

Decolonization — History — 20th century

National Indian Youth Council

1900-1999

Power (Social sciences)

Indians of North America — Civil rights

Civil rights movements

Indians of North America — Politics and government

Indian activists

Indian youth

Political participation

Indian students

Student movements

Decolonization

Indians of North America

United States

New Southwest

Genres:

History

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description:

xviii, 275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Call Numbers:

E98.T77 S49 2011

ISBNs:

9780806141787 (hardcover, alk. paper)
0806141786 (hardcover, alk. paper)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2010033799

OCLC Numbers:

659412855