Rethinking the Red Power Movement

Rethinking the Red Power Movement explores the movement's solidarity with African Americans, gender roles, international expansion, and contemporary activism, highlighting its significance in Indigenous activism. It challenges the notion that the movement ended and demonstrates how Indigenous peoples continue to assert sovereignty and demand justice, freedom, and power.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 164 pages
Publication date: 28 June 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Rethinking the Red Power Movement delves into the multifaceted nature of Red Power ideology, exploring its various forms of solidarity with African Americans, the role of gender in shaping the movement, its international expansion, and its contemporary relevance in activism. Often regarded as the pinnacle of Indigenous activism in the twentieth century, the Red Power Movement is characterized by four pivotal actions: the occupation of Alcatraz in 1969, the Trail of Broken Treaties in 1972, Wounded Knee in 1973, and the Longest Walk in 1978. This chronological approach reveals that Red Power never truly died, and Indigenous activism continues to thrive. Through various means, Indigenous peoples have sought to assert their sovereignty and advocate for their rights, calling upon the United States to recognize their potential for justice, freedom, and power. This book is valuable for students and scholars interested in twentieth-century America, social movements, and the history of Indigenous activism.

Weight: 262g
Dimension: 226 x 152 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032012582