Red power rising : the National Indian Youth Council and the origins of Native activism

Shreve, Bradley Glenn 1970- (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780806141787 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0806141786 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xviii, 275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

"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.