Red Power Rising: The National Indian Youth Council and the Origins of Native Activism (Volume 5) (New Directions in Native American Studies Series)

by Bradley G. Shreve

Book Overview

During the 1960s, American Indian youth were swept up in a movement called Red Power--a civil rights struggle fueled by intertribal activism. While some define the movement as militant and others see it as peaceful, there is one common assumption about its history: Red Power began with the Indian takeover of Alcatraz in 1969. Or did it?

In this groundbreaking book, Bradley G. Shreve sets the record straight by tracing the origins of Red Power...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806143657
• ISBN13: 9780806143651
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"