Pan-tribal activism in the Pacific Northwest : the power of indigenous protest and the birth of Daybreak Star Cultural Center / Vera Parham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parham, Vera, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Daybreak Star Cultural Center.

Indians of North America--Northwest, Pacific--Government relations.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Political activity--Northwest, Pacific.

Indians of North America--Political activity.

Protest movements--Northwest, Pacific--History--20th century.

Protest movements.

History.

Fort Lawton (Seattle, Wash.)--History--20th century.

Fort Lawton (Seattle, Wash.).

Seattle (Wash.)--History--20th century.

Seattle (Wash.).

Urban Indigenous peoples--North America--Washington (State).

Urban Indigenous peoples.

Northwest, Pacific--Race relations--History--20th century.

Northwest, Pacific.

Northwest, Pacific--Politics and government--20th century.

Physical Description:

xxxiii, 145 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Power of indigenous protest and the birth of Daybreak Star Cultural Center

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2018]

Summary:

"This study examines Native American protests in the Pacific Northwest during the 1960s and 1970s. It focuses on the successful occupation of Fort Lawton in 1970 and the creation of the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center in 1975, both of which the author frames within the larger history of Native American activism."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Through the confrontation of troubles, a movement takes shape

The battle begins: Fort Lawton

The long haul: turning protest into programs

Outcomes of the protest.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Parham, Vera, author. Pan-tribal activism in the Pacific Northwest

ISBN:

9781498559515

1498559514

OCLC:

1005687264