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Letter Regarding Judge William Webster, January 26, 1978, Kenneth E. Tilsen

American Indian Movement and Activism

This three-page typed letter was written by attorney Kenneth E. Tilsen on January 26, 1978 regarding the nomination of Judge William Webster as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The letter provides a history of Judge Webster's past rulings involving civil rights cases of Indian people in the Dakotas, including Wounded Knee Legal Defense Committee v. FBI, Russell Means v. Dick Wilson and United States v. Dodge. Tilsen warns that Webster is unwilling to curb FBI abuses and fails to recognize First Amendment freedoms.

"We Do It All For You": Carter’S Energy Plan, The Energy Corporations And Indians, Winona Laduke

American Indian Movement and Activism

This typed and annotated paper, circa 1978, by activist Winona LaDuke Westigard describes how President Carter's National Energy Plan calls for an increase in nuclear-generated electricity and how this will affect Native American lands and people. It discusses practices by energy corporations, including Mobil and Exxon, that have negatively impacted tribes such as the Navajo Nation.

Is Cointelpro Dead?: Consejo Puertorriqueno Por La Paz V. Federal Bureau Of Investigation, Jose Antonio Lugo

American Indian Movement and Activism

This 8-page typed document, circa 1978, was written by Jose Antonio Lugo, an attorney for the plaintiffs in a case against the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It provides a history of FBI efforts to disrupt the Puerto Rican independence movement abroad and to intimidate any groups supporting the cause in the United States. It describes the lawsuit brought against the FBI in Washington, D.C. alleging that illegal interference was continuing despite the program being officially closed.

October 12, Columbus Day, Is Declared A Day Of International Solidarity With American Indians, International Indian Treaty Council, Native American Solidarity Commitee

American Indian Movement and Activism

This one-page news report encourages the international community to support the Geneva Resolution to recognize Columbus Day as the International Day of Solidarity with American Indians. It also discusses important issues facing Native people in the United States such as treaty rights, resource protection, genocide and repression.

Letter From Robert T. Coulter To Thomas Banyacya, July 14, 1977, Robert T. Coulter

American Indian Movement and Activism

This two-page typed letter to Thomas Banyacya from attorney Robert T. Coulter is dated July 14, 1977. It discusses the effects of accepting payment from the United States for the claim made in the Indian Claims Commission for a parcel of Hopi land. The claim that was made was for money equal to the value of the Hopi land, and is not compensation for past wrongs. Coulter explains that if the monetary award is accepted, the Hopi would lose their claim to land.

Declaration Of Principles For The Defense Of The Indigenous Nations And Peoples Of The Western Hemisphere, Ngo Conference Participants

American Indian Movement and Activism

This two-page typed Declaration of Principles for the Defense of the Indigenous Nations and Peoples of the Western Hemisphere was drafted at an international Non-Governmental Organizations Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1977. It addresses the following principles: Recognition of Indigenous Nations, Subjects of International Law, Guarantee of Rights, Accordance of Independence, Treaties and Agreements, Abrogation of Treaties and Other Rights, Jurisdiction, Claims to Territory, Settlement of Disputes, National and Cultural Integrity, Environmental Protection, and Indigenous Membership.

Law Enforcement In The United States And Its Relationship To The American Indian, Native American Solidarity Committee

American Indian Movement and Activism

This 25-page typed document was prepared for the American Indian Movement by the Native American Solidarity Committee, circa 1977. The report begins by citing statistics of poor health and living conditions as well as unemployment on Indian reservations and the exploitation of native peoples and resources by large energy companies. It details the annihilation of Indian culture in public schools and provides examples of vigilante violence against Indians. The report then provides a history of acts of resistance by the American Indian Movement culminating in the events of Wounded Knee. It lists many further activist encounters with law enforcement and …

All-African Peoples Revolutionary Party Educational Brochure Number One, All-African People's Revolutionary Party

American Indian Movement and Activism

This four-page typed document, billed as an "educational brochure," is titled: "Israel Commits Mass Murder of Palestinian and African Peoples; Zionism is Racism ... It Must be Destroyed." Printed and distributed in 1977 by the All-African People's Revolutionary Party, this document defines Zionism, discusses the creation of Israel and recounts atrocities committed against the Palestinian people. It describes connections between Israel, the United States and South Africa and calls for an anti-Zionist movement to help Palestinian and Arab people regain their land and build better lives for these people as well as African, Native American and other oppressed peoples.

Government Misconduct Associated With The Dennis Banks - Russell Means Wounded Knee Trial, Larry B. Leventhal

American Indian Movement and Activism

This copy of a 29-page typed document, circa 1977, details the misconduct by government officials at the trial of Dennis Banks and Russell Means who were charged with multiple offenses arising from the siege of Wounded Knee in 1973. Judge Nichol ultimately dismissed the case due to misconduct such as false witness testimony, illegal surveillance and an attempt to cover up the extent of military involvement at Wounded Knee.

Hopi Prophecy: Gather With Us In Spiritual Unity, Thomas Banyacya

American Indian Movement and Activism

This article, from an unknown newsletter or periodical published in Fall 1976, presents the first portion of a speech delivered by Hopi spokesman Thomas Banyacya at the United Nations' Habitat Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1976. The speech outlines the history of the Hopi prophecy concerning destructive forces being wrought against Mother Earth and attempts to deliver this warning message to the world.

A Statement To All American Citizens On Conditions At The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Citizens Review Commission

American Indian Movement and Activism

This three-page typed document is a report of the findings of the Citizens Review Commission concerning living conditions at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation conducted from July 6-8, 1976. The Commission, a volunteer group from Cedar Rapids, heard testimony from residents of Pine Ridge as well as AIM members and concluded that residents had been victimized both by corrupt local officials and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It also discusses the possibility of hosting a convention in Cedar Rapids to bring further awareness to these issues.

A Review Of The Environmental, Economic And International Aspects Of The Garrison Diversion Unit, North Dakota, United States Congress, Us House Of Representatives

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This report, also known as United States (US) House of Representative Report 94-1335, was approved and adopted on June 30, 1976 by the US House Committee on Government Actions, and transmitted to the Speaker of the US House of Representatives on July 2 of 1976. It is based on a study by the Conservation, Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee.

As the title suggests, the report examines the environmental, economic and international aspects of the Garrison Diversion project, which was 19% complete at the time of the report. The report runs 161 pages, excluding table of contents.

Bryan V. Itasca County, Us Supreme Court, William J. Brennan

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This United States (US) Supreme Court case, decided June 14, 1976, provided clarity on the jurisdiction granted by US Public Law 280 in regard to taxation of the personal property of reservation Indians. In 1972, petitioner Russell Bryan, enrolled member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe residing on the Leech Lake Reservation in Minnesota, received a notice of taxation on his home from Itasca County, Minnesota. Bryan filed suit to Minnesota district court which ruled in favor of Itasca County. Although US Public Law 280 does not specifically address taxation, the district court based its decision on US Public Law 280, …

Advisory Notice On American Indian Movement "Dog Soldiers", Unknown

American Indian Movement and Activism

This five-page typed photocopied unclassified document was sent to the Director of the FBI, Clarence M. Kelley, on May 21, 1976. It compiles information from an unknown source on the surveillance of "Dog Soldiers," supposed guerrilla warriors loyal to the American Indian Movement. The document alleges that these soldiers have been training since the Wounded Knee Occupation in 1973. It further states that the Sioux Sun Dance and International Treaty Conference will serve as a cover for these soldiers to be assigned various targets throughout South Dakota, including a court house, Mount Rushmore, the Governor of South Dakota and the …

Van Duzen Management Plan, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

Primary sources highlight the what appears to be the first record of white intrusion into the Van Duzen basin in 1850. History of settlement, land use and place names in the Van Duzen basin.

Environmental Impact Report Redwood Creek Logging, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

Historic Survey of the Redwood Creek, with some focus on the Chilula people (date range: 1850s-1890s).

Historical Survey Of The Van Duzen River Basin, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

This paper is an edited version of two separate reports. The first, Van Duzen Basin Atlas, California State Department of Water Resources and the County of Humboldt, was prepared under the direction of Don Tuttle, Resources Analyst for Humboldt County (listed as "Van Duzen Basin Study: Historical Research on Houses in Hydesville-Carlotta Area"). This version, Van Duzen Management Plan, California Department of fish and Game, was directed by Environmental Research Consultants, Inc., Arcata.

United Methodist Church Draft Statement On Russell Means, United Methodist Church

American Indian Movement and Activism

This single-page typed document is a draft from the Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church concerning Russell Means' incarceration. It outlines Means' leadership role in programs supported by the Church and lists the many trials and attempts made on his life. It resolves that Russell Means be recognized as a political prisoner and demands his immediate release.

Wisconsin, Bayfield, Holy Family School And Red Cliff Reservation, St. Fracis Mission, 1975, John B. Tennelly, Bureau Of Catholic Indian Missions

Wisconsin

The Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions (BCIM) was created in 1874 as the Office of the Commissioner for Catholic Indian Missions to protect, promote, and administer the Native American mission interests of the Catholic Church in the United States. Records in this group are organized by record group and then state or territory and year. Collection organization varies very little throughout the collection, however, prior to 1921, general correspondence was organized by location. Starting with Director Hughes, general correspondence was placed as its own subgroup within the collection and is organized alphabetically. Please go to Ask An Archivist if you …

Wisconsin, Neopit, St. Athony's Mission School, 1975, John B. Tennelly, Bureau Of Catholic Indian Missions

Wisconsin

The Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions (BCIM) was created in 1874 as the Office of the Commissioner for Catholic Indian Missions to protect, promote, and administer the Native American mission interests of the Catholic Church in the United States. Records in this group are organized by record group and then state or territory and year. Collection organization varies very little throughout the collection, however, prior to 1921, general correspondence was organized by location. Starting with Director Hughes, general correspondence was placed as its own subgroup within the collection and is organized alphabetically. Please go to Ask An Archivist if you …

Wisconsin, Lac Court Orielle Reservation, St. Francis Solanus Mission School, 1975, John B. Tennelly, Bureau Of Catholic Indian Missions

Wisconsin

The Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions (BCIM) was created in 1874 as the Office of the Commissioner for Catholic Indian Missions to protect, promote, and administer the Native American mission interests of the Catholic Church in the United States. Records in this group are organized by record group and then state or territory and year. Collection organization varies very little throughout the collection, however, prior to 1921, general correspondence was organized by location. Starting with Director Hughes, general correspondence was placed as its own subgroup within the collection and is organized alphabetically. Please go to Ask An Archivist if you …

Michigan, Harbor Springs, Holy Childhood School, 1975, John B. Tennelly, Bureau Of Catholic Indian Missions

Michigan

The Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions (BCIM) was created in 1874 as the Office of the Commissioner for Catholic Indian Missions to protect, promote, and administer the Native American mission interests of the Catholic Church in the United States. Records in this group are organized by record group and then state or territory and year. Collection organization varies very little throughout the collection, however, prior to 1921, general correspondence was organized by location. Starting with Director Hughes, general correspondence was placed as its own subgroup within the collection and is organized alphabetically. Please go to Ask An Archivist if you …

Providing For The Establishment Of The Clara Barton National Historic Site, Md.; John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oreg.; Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, N. Dak.; Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Mass.; Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Ala.; And Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, N.Y., And For Other Purposes, United States Congress, Us House Of Representatives

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This report from the United States (US) House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, dated August 14, 1974, was written to accompany US House Resolution 13157 which proposed to establish six new historic sites in the United States, all to be classified under the National Park System, including the Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site in North Dakota. This report recommends minor wording amendments to US House Resolution 13157 and clarifies that the establishment of each historic site listed in US House Resolution 13157 was initially proposed as individual pieces of legislation that were all wrapped into this singular …

Preamble To The Declaration Of Continuing Independence, International Indian Treaty Council

American Indian Movement and Activism

This typed page, dated June 8, 1974, contains the preamble to the Declaration of Continuing Independence adopted by the first International Indian Treaty Council held at the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation. Organized by the American Indian Movement, the conference represented ninety-seven tribes.

Wisconsin, Neopit, St. Athony's Mission School, 1974, John B. Tennelly, Bureau Of Catholic Indian Missions

Wisconsin

The Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions (BCIM) was created in 1874 as the Office of the Commissioner for Catholic Indian Missions to protect, promote, and administer the Native American mission interests of the Catholic Church in the United States. Records in this group are organized by record group and then state or territory and year. Collection organization varies very little throughout the collection, however, prior to 1921, general correspondence was organized by location. Starting with Director Hughes, general correspondence was placed as its own subgroup within the collection and is organized alphabetically. Please go to Ask An Archivist if you …

Wisconsin, Lac Court Orielle Reservation, St. Francis Solanus Mission School, 1974, John B. Tennelly, Bureau Of Catholic Indian Missions

Wisconsin

The Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions (BCIM) was created in 1874 as the Office of the Commissioner for Catholic Indian Missions to protect, promote, and administer the Native American mission interests of the Catholic Church in the United States. Records in this group are organized by record group and then state or territory and year. Collection organization varies very little throughout the collection, however, prior to 1921, general correspondence was organized by location. Starting with Director Hughes, general correspondence was placed as its own subgroup within the collection and is organized alphabetically. Please go to Ask An Archivist if you …

Wisconsin, Bayfield, Holy Family School And Red Cliff Reservation, St. Francis Mission, 1974, John B. Tennelly, Bureau Of Catholic Indian Missions

Wisconsin

The Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions (BCIM) was created in 1874 as the Office of the Commissioner for Catholic Indian Missions to protect, promote, and administer the Native American mission interests of the Catholic Church in the United States. Records in this group are organized by record group and then state or territory and year. Collection organization varies very little throughout the collection, however, prior to 1921, general correspondence was organized by location. Starting with Director Hughes, general correspondence was placed as its own subgroup within the collection and is organized alphabetically. Please go to Ask An Archivist if you …

Michigan, Harbor Springs, Holy Childhood School, 1974, John B. Tennelly, Bureau Of Catholic Indian Missions

Michigan

The Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions (BCIM) was created in 1874 as the Office of the Commissioner for Catholic Indian Missions to protect, promote, and administer the Native American mission interests of the Catholic Church in the United States. Records in this group are organized by record group and then state or territory and year. Collection organization varies very little throughout the collection, however, prior to 1921, general correspondence was organized by location. Starting with Director Hughes, general correspondence was placed as its own subgroup within the collection and is organized alphabetically. Please go to Ask An Archivist if you …

Authorizing The Establishment Of The Knife River Indian Village National Historic Site, United States Congress, Us Senate

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This report from the (US) States Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, dated November 29, 1973 was written to accompany US Senate Bill 1468 which sought to establish the Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site in North Dakota. This report seeks to amend US Senate Bill 1468 to specify funding limits for acquisition of land and for development of the historic site. US Senate Bill 1468 was passed by the US Senate as amended on November 30, 1973. This legislation was reintroduced as part of an omnibus bill that established six new national historic sites. That legislation, US …

Army After Action Report: Wounded Knee, May 23, 1973, Unknown Author

American Indian Movement and Activism

This two-page copy of an after action report on the Wounded Knee occupation was sent on May 23, 1973 to the Army's Director of Military Support as a supplement to a previously submitted report. It details the potential deployment of the 82nd Airborne Division to support the seizure of Wounded Knee by force, the complexities and optics involved in this strategy, and the eventual negotiation with the participants of the occupation. The report notes the outcomes achieved by members of the American Indian Movement including the reorganization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.