Indian Self-Determination and Self-Governance Era 1968-present
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1968
American Indian Movement (AIM) is founded in Minneapolis
AIM activism initially starts as a group of Native urban women leaders fighting against police...Read More
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1968
Mohawk of Akwesasne Reserve block international bridge between Canada and the U.S
The Mohawk launch a protest to draw attention to the U.S. violation of the Jay...Read More
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1971
Hopi religious leaders sue to stop strip mining
More than 62 Hopi spiritual leaders sue to stop strip mining on the Hopi reservation,...Read More
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1971
Five Tribes of Oklahoma win the right to elect their own chiefs
For the first time since 1902, the Five “Civilized” Tribes win the right to elect...Read More
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1972
AIM Trail of Broken Treaties caravan occupies BIA office
AIM members travel to Washington, D.C. to highlight the trail of broken treaties. They occupy...Read More
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1973
AIM and occupation of Wounded Knee
Over 200 AIM protestors congregate at the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre site to provide support...Read More
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1996
Dine’ traditional activists win suit against multinational energy company and owner of Peabody Coal Company
The Dine’ Alliance, a group of 500 Dine’ traditionalists from Black Mesa, petitions the government...Read More
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1996
$2.4 billion in tribal trust funds missing
The Native American Rights Fund files a class action lawsuit against the Secretary of the...Read More
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2005
Natives try to cancel Washington Redskins trademark
In Pro-Football, Inc. v. Harjo, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...Read More
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2012
Idle No More is established
Idle No More is founded by four women: three First Nations women and one non-Native...Read More
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2016-17
DAPL pipeline protests
“The Dakota Access Pipeline protests, also known by the hashtag #NoDAPL, are grassroots movements that...Read More
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2016
Missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) epidemic and No More Stolen Sisters Movements
The Canadian government responds to mass protests and repeated calls for a national inquiry into...Read More
