Red Power movement

Red Power movement
Part of Civil rights movements
Flag of the American Indian Movement
Date	1960s – 1970s
Location	Mainly the United States, also Canada
Caused by	Oppression of American Indians
Goals	Recognition by US, American Indian awareness
Methods	Occupations, Armed Struggle, Protest
Parties
Red Power Groups Armed Groups American Indian Movement Unarmed Groups Lakota Freedom Movement National Council on Indian Opportunity Government of the United States United States Congress Bureau of Indian Affairs Municipal Police National Congress of American Indians
Lead figures
Dennis Banks Clyde Bellecourt Vernon Bellecourt [clarification needed] Government Leaders Police leaders Tribal governments [clarification needed]

The Red Power movement was a social movement led by Native American youth to demand self-determination for Native Americans in the United States. Organizations that were part of the Red Power Movement include the American Indian Movement (AIM) and the National Indian Youth Council (NIYC).^[1] This movement sought the rights for Native Americans to make policies and programs for themselves while maintaining and controlling their own land and resources.^[1] The Red Power movement took a confrontational and civil disobedience approach to inciting change in United States to Native American affairs^[2] compared to using negotiations and settlements, which national Native American groups such as National Congress of American Indians had before.^[1] Red Power centered around mass action, militant action, and unified action.^[3]

The phrase "Red Power", attributed to the author Vine Deloria, Jr, commonly expressed a growing sense of pan-Indian identity in the late 1960s among American Indians in the United States.^[3]

Events that were part of the movement include the Occupation of Alcatraz, the Trail of Broken Treaties, the Occupation of Wounded Knee, along with intermittent protests and occupations throughout the era.^[4] The lasting impression of the Red Power movement was the resurrection of American Indian pride, action, and awareness.^[2] Many bills and laws were also enacted in favor of American Indians in response to the Red Power movement, one of the most important being the reversal of tribe recognition termination.^[5]