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Migration to Urban Centers
Nearly 100,000 Native Americans migrate to urban centers -
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Korean War
Approximately 30,400 Native Americans Served -
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Second Indochina War
62,000 Native Americans served -
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National Indian Youth Council founded
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NIYC holds "fish-ins" across the Pacific Northwest
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Fishing Rights
Department of Justice enforces existing treaties with Native Americans -
American Indian Movement organized
Minnesota Ojibwa
Dennis Banks
Clyde Bellecourt
George Mitchell -
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The Occupation of Alcatrez
Public Attention
Pan-Indian movement -
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Trail of Broken Treaties
West Coast to Washington DC
Committee created to Review the Twenty-Points
Congress Passes the Indian Education Act -
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Wounded Knee Takeover
Became somewhat violent, Native Americans suffered some casualties -
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
SIgned by Gerald R. Ford -
The Longest Walk
Left by July 27th
Two weeks later the American Indian Religious Freedom Act was signed by Carter
