Term of Award
Summer 2011
Degree Name
Master of Arts in History (M.A.)
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis (open access)
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Department
Department of History
Committee Chair
Alan C. Downs
Committee Member 1
Jonathan Bryant
Committee Member 2
Cathy Skidmore-Hess
Abstract
Red Power activism in the United States and Canada during the 1940s and 1950s is primarily localized, consisting of several tribes or particular regions of tribes simultaneously, but separately protesting local, state, or federal legislation that threatened aspects of their tribal sovereignty. The occupation of Alcatraz Island in 1969 by a group called Indians of All Tribes marked the beginning of pan-Indian activism, inspiring diverse, indigenous efforts to bring about social change. The localism of native activism before the occupation of Alcatraz also extended to intratribal divisions which is illustrated by two separate activist events in the Mohawk communities of Kahnawake and Akwesasne.
Recommended Citation
Pinkins, Carlyn N., "One Nation, Separate Spheres: An Examination of Red Power Activism Between Two Mohawk Communities" (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 601.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/601
Research Data and Supplementary Material
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