Trail of Broken Treaties

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The Trail of Broken Treaties was a 1972 cross-country protest caravan and occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C., organized by Native American activists to demand recognition of treaty rights and tribal sovereignty.

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instanceOf Native American civil rights protest
political demonstration
protest movement
cause failure of the U.S. government to honor treaty obligations
violation of treaties between the United States and Native American nations
chronologyWithinTopic late 20th-century Native American protest actions
country United States
describedBySource United States historical accounts of Native American activism
followedBy Wounded Knee Occupation (1973)
genre social movement
goal establishment of a treaty commission
increased Native American control over reservation affairs
reassertion of Native American treaty rights
recognition of tribal sovereignty
reform of federal Indian policy
restoration of treaty-making powers between the United States and tribes
review and revision of past treaties
hasEffect heightened national awareness of Native American issues
increased visibility of the American Indian Movement
tension between Native activists and federal authorities
hasEndTime November 1972
hasLanguage English
hasPart 20-point proposal to the U.S. government
cross-country caravan
occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
hasStartTime 1972
October 1972
location Bureau of Indian Affairs headquarters
Washington, D.C.
mainSubject Native American treaty rights
federal-tribal relations in the United States
self-determination of Indigenous peoples
tribal sovereignty
movement Red Power movement
namedAfter broken treaties between the United States and Native nations
opposedBy Bureau of Indian Affairs
United States federal government
organizer American Indian Committee on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
American Indian Movement
American Indian Movement of Colorado
National American Indian Council
National Indian Brotherhood
National Indian Youth Council
Native American Rights Fund
participant Native American activists
members of the American Indian Movement
tribal representatives from across the United States
significantEvent presentation of a 20-point position paper

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Red Power movement hasKeyEvent Trail of Broken Treaties
American Indian Movement notableWork Trail of Broken Treaties
American Indian Movement organized Trail of Broken Treaties
Freedom – No Compromise hasPart “Trail of Broken Treaties”
linked to: Trail of Broken Treaties
Red Power relatedTo Trail of Broken Treaties
Wounded Knee Occupation (1973) chronologicallyFollows Trail of Broken Treaties (1972)
linked to: Trail of Broken Treaties
Dennis Banks participatedIn Trail of Broken Treaties
1978 Longest Walk follows 1972 Trail of Broken Treaties
linked to: Trail of Broken Treaties