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 which was led by Native American youth who demanded 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 advocated the belief that Native Americans should have the right to implement their own policies and programs along with the belief that Native Americans should maintain and control their own land and resources.^[1] The Red Power movement took a confrontational and civil disobedience approach in an attempt to incite changes in Native American affairs in the United States^[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, was commonly used by Native Americans who developed a growing sense of pan-Indian identity with other American Indians in the United States in the late 1960s.^[3]

Some of the events which the movement was involved in throughout the era included the Occupation of Alcatraz, the Trail of Broken Treaties, the Occupation of Wounded Knee, and numerous intermittent protests and occupations.^[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]