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End of Occupation announced
Picture from the Associated Press of the announcement of the end of the Occupation of Wounded Knee
May 5th Agreement
These are the combined written and verbal agreements of April 5 and May 5, 1973.
Participant in the Longest Walk
American Indian participant wearing traditional clothing
Vandalized Government Sign on Alcatraz
Close up of government sign vandalized- “United Indian Property”
Alcatraz Proclamation
The displayed Alcatraz Proclamation
Proclamation: To The Great White Father And All His People
Proclamation given during the second short occupation of Alcatraz on November 9th 1969, American Indians stress to the U.S. Federal Government that the land is technically theirs under the Fort Laramie Treaty.
Campfire on Alcatraz
1969: Four Indians sit around a campfire during the Alcatraz Occupation. Government signs are vandalized behind them.
Impact
There is little doubt that the American-Indian movement provided a much needed cultural revival for the American native peoples. Due to the militant nature of their organization, however, many of the activists who were involved with the AIM were…