10. The Red Power Movement
The 1960s and 1970s witnessed a powerful resurgence of Native activism known as the Red Power Movement. Landmark actions like the occupation of Alcatraz Island and the founding of the American Indian Movement (AIM) galvanized Indigenous communities nationwide. These activists demanded the restoration of tribal sovereignty, protection of treaty rights, and an end to discriminatory policies. The Red Power era sparked major policy changes and remains a defining chapter in the struggle for Native self-determination. For more on this history, visit Smithsonian Magazine: Native American Activists Occupy Alcatraz.
