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Pan-tribal activism in the Pacific Northwest : the power of indigenous protest and the birth of Daybreak Star Cultural Center / Vera Parham.

Parham, Vera, (author.).

Summary:

"This study examines Native American protests in the Pacific Northwest during the 1960s and 1970s. It focuses on the successful occupation of Fort Lawton in 1970 and the creation of the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center in 1975, both of which the author frames within the larger history of Native American activism."--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781498559515
  • ISBN: 1498559514
  • Physical Description: xxxiii, 145 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Through the confrontation of troubles, a movement takes shape -- The battle begins: Fort Lawton -- The long haul: turning protest into programs -- Outcomes of the protest.
Subject:
Daybreak Star Cultural Center.
Indians of North America > Northwest, Pacific > Government relations.
Indians of North America > Political activity > Northwest, Pacific.
Protest movements > Northwest, Pacific > History > 20th century.
Fort Lawton (Seattle, Wash.) > History > 20th century.
Seattle (Wash.) > History > 20th century.
Indians of North America > Urban residence > Washington (State)
Northwest, Pacific > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Northwest, Pacific > Politics and government > 20th century.
Indians of North America > Government relations.
Indians of North America > Political activity.
Indians of North America > Urban residence.
Politics and government.
Protest movements.
Race relations.
Pacific Northwest.
Washington (State)
Washington (State) > Seattle.
Washington (State) > Seattle > Fort Lawton.
Genre:
History.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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