Red Power Movement In The 1960s

Following the introduction of the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s, other groups became inspired for changes in their communities as well. For example, the first group to seek changes in their rights were the Indians, a social change began for the red power movement who sought justice for their lands and resources. Next, was the rise in brown power who demanded equality be extended to them in the work force, and educational system. Not only did the black power movement establish a drastic change in power, it also transformed the way other cultures viewed civil rights for their own people and provided their community with positive changes for the future. Moreover, I will discuss the other ethnic groups that sought change and compare and contrast,

Once other nations began the great immigration to the United States, immense changes to the Indians homeland and way of life were completely altered. Congress attempted to assimilate the Indians into American culture, by making their children attend American schools, taking the Indians land and sending them to reservations, and stripping them of their religious and cultural practices. Due to these acts the Indians had a difficult time fitting in and assimilating into either nationality, thus affecting their ability to learn, work, and survive everyday life. In turn, Indians struggled to be successful in modern day America and often remained the poorest ethnic group, because of this the Indian nations gathered together to create the Declaration of Indian Purpose. Thus, the concept of Red power was born, the red power movement was similar to the concept of brown power and general civil rights, in the way that they fought for the freedom to vote, the rights of children and elderly, and sought freedom from the government to practice their own tribe rights. Moreover, the powerhouse of the Red power movement was AIM or the American Indian Movement, who spearheaded numerous programs to aid the Indian