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International Indian Treaty Council News Release, October 12, 1979, International Indian Treaty Council Oct 1979

International Indian Treaty Council News Release, October 12, 1979, International Indian Treaty Council

American Indian Movement and Activism

This press release from the International Indian Treaty Council provides a brief history of the founding and function of the Council and its recognition by the United Nations. It discusses how Indigenous people must turn to the international community for political support to help address grievances and lists the plights of oppressed people around the world, including South America, Norway and Palestine.

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Letter From The League For Human Rights And Freedoms, October 1, 1979, Tapio Varis Oct 1979

Letter From The League For Human Rights And Freedoms, October 1, 1979, Tapio Varis

American Indian Movement and Activism

This October 1st, 1979 letter from the Chairman of the League for Human Rights and Freedoms, Tapio Varis, provides a history of the League and its goals, which are to cooperate with other nations in the fight against oppression, racism, apartheid and genocide. The letter outlines its methods for distributing information and asks like-minded organizations to share their strategies in the promotion of basic human rights.

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Statement From The U.S. People's Delegation To The Special Committee On The Situation With Regard To The Implementation Of The Declaration On The Granting Of Independence To Colonial Countries, August 14, 1979, United States People's Delegation Aug 1979

Statement From The U.S. People's Delegation To The Special Committee On The Situation With Regard To The Implementation Of The Declaration On The Granting Of Independence To Colonial Countries, August 14, 1979, United States People's Delegation

American Indian Movement and Activism

This typed nine-page document contains a statement from the U.S. People's Delegation presented at a session of the Decolonization Committee of the United Nations. The statement describes the history of the United States' exploitation of Puerto Rico and the methods it has used to make Puerto Rico completely dependent on the United States for survival. It urges support for measures that would grant power to the Puerto Rican people to determine their own future and provides a list of people and organizations who endorse the statement.

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Native Women’S March Position Paper To The Government Of Canada, July 20, 1979, Tobique First Nation Women Jul 1979

Native Women’S March Position Paper To The Government Of Canada, July 20, 1979, Tobique First Nation Women

American Indian Movement and Activism

This ten-page typed Position Paper to the Government of Canada was presented by a group of Tobique First Nation women who organized a march from the Oka Reserve in Quebec to Ottawa. The paper lists many problems and recommendations for solutions to issues facing indigenous women and children including housing and health. Criticisms of the amendment to the Indian Act of 1951 also focus on the retention of Indian status and rights which are often unknowingly given up by women.

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A Fight Back Position Paper On Racism And Nuclear Technology: Interrelated Threats To Humanity, Fight Back Jul 1979

A Fight Back Position Paper On Racism And Nuclear Technology: Interrelated Threats To Humanity, Fight Back

American Indian Movement and Activism

This 5-page photocopied paper examines how uranium mining and the development of nuclear technology is impacting Native American communities. It claims that capitalism and racism continue to dehumanize the population of the United States and suggests that an educational and political campaign is needed to combat racism and unite workers.

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Letter From Lynn Adams Greenwalt To Cecil Andrus, May 15, 1979, Lynn Adams Greenwalt May 1979

Letter From Lynn Adams Greenwalt To Cecil Andrus, May 15, 1979, Lynn Adams Greenwalt

American Indian Movement and Activism

This typed eight-page letter to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior from the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service was sent on May 15, 1979. The letter reviews the impact of Fish and Wildlife Service policies on Native American religious practices in light of the passage of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978. It examines conflicts with bald and golden eagle regulations, migratory bird regulations, and endangered species regulations and outlines exceptions and steps taken to comply with the Act such as religious permits and the establishment of depositories for eagle parts.

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Rosebud Sioux Tribe Resolution No. 79-36, Edward Driving Hawk, John King Jr. Mar 1979

Rosebud Sioux Tribe Resolution No. 79-36, Edward Driving Hawk, John King Jr.

American Indian Movement and Activism

This typed two-page Rosebud Sioux Tribe resolution from 1979 outlines the history of governmental administration of the Tribe and its territorial boundaries in South Dakota. It alleges that Indian voting rights, as established in Little Thunder v. the State of South Dakota, are being undermined. The resolution demands that the United States Department of Justice and the Bureau of Indian Affairs investigate these matters.

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Founding Declaration Of The League For Human Rights And Freedoms, League For Human Rights And Freedoms Jan 1979

Founding Declaration Of The League For Human Rights And Freedoms, League For Human Rights And Freedoms

American Indian Movement and Activism

This typed two-page document, circa 1979, contains the Founding Declaration of the League for Human Rights and Freedoms based in Finland. It discusses the historical development of the recognition of basic human rights by organizations such as the United Nations and defines crimes against humanity that require intervention. It calls for cooperation with other countries striving for the same goals.

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Map And Timeline Of Uranium Claims In The Lakota Nation, Unknown Jan 1979

Map And Timeline Of Uranium Claims In The Lakota Nation, Unknown

American Indian Movement and Activism

This two-page typed document, circa 1979, provides a map of uranium and coal deposits, as well as existing and proposed power plants in the Lakota Nation in South Dakota. It also presents a timeline of the struggle between the Lakota people and the United States in the Black Hills region from 1856 to 1979.

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Notes On Federal And State Laws Pertaining To Grave Desecration And Excavation Of Remains, Unknown Jan 1979

Notes On Federal And State Laws Pertaining To Grave Desecration And Excavation Of Remains, Unknown

Graves Protection and Repatriation

These sixteen pages of typed notes were compiled circa 1979. They document federal and state laws and definitions pertaining to cemeteries, disinterment, removal of remains and archeological excavation. Also noted are laws dealing with historic preservation, American Indian religious freedom and right to privacy.

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Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe Of The Lake Traverse Reservation Tribal Council Resolution No. 78-74, Clayton Adams, Jerry Flute Sep 1978

Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe Of The Lake Traverse Reservation Tribal Council Resolution No. 78-74, Clayton Adams, Jerry Flute

American Indian Movement and Activism

This original three-page typed document introduces Tribal Council Resolution 78-74 of the Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of the Lake Traverse Reservation and charges that the Sisseton Independent School District is failing to properly educate Indian children due to prejudicial issues. It supports the Reservation Education Board in its decision to request assistance and support from the National Advisory Council on Indian Education and the National Congress of American Indians.

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Testimony Of Jill Raymond Before The Senate Subcommittee On Administrative Practices And Procedures, August 24, 1978, Jill Raymond Aug 1978

Testimony Of Jill Raymond Before The Senate Subcommittee On Administrative Practices And Procedures, August 24, 1978, Jill Raymond

American Indian Movement and Activism

This 15-page typed document is the witness testimony of Jill Raymond, who spoke at a hearing before the Senate Subcommittee on Administrative Practices and Procedures on August 24, 1978. Raymond provides a history of harassment and threats by the FBI for refusing to provide information about the whereabouts of fugitives Katherine Ann Power and Susan Saxe in 1975. She details her subsequent incarceration, without evidence, by a grand jury and the conditions in Kentucky prisons where she was held and abused. The testimony reveals how she was targeted by the FBI for her participation in socialist and feminist causes as …

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Save The River: Stop Winter Navigation On The St. Lawrence, Save The River Committee Aug 1978

Save The River: Stop Winter Navigation On The St. Lawrence, Save The River Committee

American Indian Movement and Activism

This eight-page pamphlet, titled "Save the River: Stop Winter Navigation on the St. Lawrence" was prepared by the Save the River Committee in 1978. It outlines the plans of the Seaway Development Corporation to allow winter traffic on the river between Morristown, New York and Cardinal, Ontario and discusses the potential negative environmental impacts of these plans as well as damage to tourism in the region.

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Affirmation Of Sovereignty Of The Indigenous People Of The Western Hemisphere: The Longest Walk Manifesto, International Indian Treaty Conference Jul 1978

Affirmation Of Sovereignty Of The Indigenous People Of The Western Hemisphere: The Longest Walk Manifesto, International Indian Treaty Conference

American Indian Movement and Activism

This 26-page typed document is billed as The Longest Walk Manifesto and was presented to the United States Congress on July 22, 1978. It recounts centuries of injustices brought against Native Americans, including treaty violations, forced relocations, sterilization and genocide. It calls for the release of political prisoners, the return of sacred objects stolen from graves, the restoration of stolen lands and war reparations. The document includes an addenda adopted by three indigenous nations as well as a statement from native women. It also contains a "Manifesto from the Algonquin Nation."

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Richard Marshall: Oglala Political Prisoner, Richard Marshall Defense Fund Apr 1978

Richard Marshall: Oglala Political Prisoner, Richard Marshall Defense Fund

American Indian Movement and Activism

This brochure was distributed by the Richard Marshall Defense Fund, circa April 1978. It provides details of the case against American Indian Movement leader Richard Marshall, convicted of the murder of Martin Montileaux in 1976. Events surrounding the case and a timeline are presented, including the FBI's manipulation of Myrtle Poor Bear as a false witness against Marshall. It also provides contact information for letters of support and solidarity.

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

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.

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"We Do It All For You": Carter’S Energy Plan, The Energy Corporations And Indians, Winona Laduke Jan 1978

"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.

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Is Cointelpro Dead?: Consejo Puertorriqueno Por La Paz V. Federal Bureau Of Investigation, Jose Antonio Lugo Jan 1978

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.

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October 12, Columbus Day, Is Declared A Day Of International Solidarity With American Indians, International Indian Treaty Council, Native American Solidarity Commitee Oct 1977

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.

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

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.

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Declaration Of Principles For The Defense Of The Indigenous Nations And Peoples Of The Western Hemisphere, Ngo Conference Participants Jan 1977

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.

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Law Enforcement In The United States And Its Relationship To The American Indian, Native American Solidarity Committee Jan 1977

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 …

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All-African Peoples Revolutionary Party Educational Brochure Number One, All-African People's Revolutionary Party Jan 1977

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.

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Government Misconduct Associated With The Dennis Banks - Russell Means Wounded Knee Trial, Larry B. Leventhal Jan 1977

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.

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Hopi Prophecy: Gather With Us In Spiritual Unity, Thomas Banyacya Oct 1976

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.

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A Statement To All American Citizens On Conditions At The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Citizens Review Commission Jul 1976

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.

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Advisory Notice On American Indian Movement "Dog Soldiers", Unknown May 1976

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 …

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United Methodist Church Draft Statement On Russell Means, United Methodist Church Jan 1975

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.

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Preamble To The Declaration Of Continuing Independence, International Indian Treaty Council Jun 1974

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.

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

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.

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