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The American Indian Movement, 1968-1978
A photograph of Native American protesters in Terre Haute, Indiana, on the Longest Walk, May 20, 1978.

A photograph of Native American protesters in Terre Haute, Indiana, on the Longest Walk, May 20, 1978.

The original description reads: “Native Protest March, Terre Haute, May 20: a group of about 350 Indians arrived this afternoon in Terre Haute. Most of them were crowded in cars and pickups, but almost fifty of them were leading the group on foot. They began their 'longest walk' in February from the West coast and intend to arrive in the capital by July 9. They hope this march will draw public attention to a number of pending bills which they believe will undermine their culture.” The Longest Walk was one of the last events formally staged by the American Indian Movement. It was intended to symbolize the historical displacement of Native Americans from their homelands and to protest contemporary conditions in Native American communities.

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“Native Protest March: Terre Haute,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/da541b2687c8ff20582adeb62e441d5b.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.
Courtesy of Allen County Public Library via Indiana Memory.

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Item 10 of 14 in the Primary Source Set The American Indian Movement, 1968-1978

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An excerpt from a 1970 newsletter from the National Council on Indian Opportunity about federal work to address Indian concerns.
An excerpt from an interview with Earl Livermore about the Indians of All Tribes (IOAT) occupation of Alcatraz, 1970.
A photograph of Vernon Bellecourt, national director of the American Indian Movement, March 12, 1973.
A photograph taken during the AIM takeover and ultimate surrender at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, 1973.
A photograph of Russell Means, surrounded by aides, running to escape federal marshals that had a warrant for his arrest, April 27, 1973.
News footage from the trial of Dennis Banks and Russell Means, indicted on charges related to the Wounded Knee occupation, January 8, 1974.
Excerpt from an oral history interview with Ramona Bennett, activist and former chairwoman of the Puyallup Tribe.
An excerpt from the 1976 Senate Judiciary Committee report on revolutionary activities within the American Indian Movement.
A print by artist M. Diaz titled “200 Years of Misery, 1776-1976,” 1976.
A photograph of Native American protesters in Terre Haute, Indiana, on the Longest Walk, May 20, 1978.
An American Indian Movement Wounded Knee button, 1990.
A news story about the Wounded Knee protest in honor of its twenty-fifth anniversary, 1998.
An interview with American Indian Movement leader Clyde Bellecourt about voting in Minnesota and national elections, 2000.
A news story about the FBI's position on the 1977 Leonard Peltier case, 2000.

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