Inventory of the Native American Activism and Subject File Collection SPC.2018.052

Karen Clemons

California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections

2019-11; 2023-10

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Contributing Institution: California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections

Title: Native American Activism and Subject File Collection

source: AIM (Monograph : American Indian Movement)

source: Anthropological records

Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2018.052

Physical Description: 4 boxes

Physical Description: 3.75 Linear Feet (one document case; two record storage boxes; one oversized carton)

Date (inclusive): 1939-1997, 2005, undated

Date (bulk): 1970-1992

Abstract: This collection contains newspapers, magazines, newsletters, flyers, leaflets, books, and other documents related to Native American activism and history from 1939-early 1990s. Included are issues of "Treaty Council News", "Anthropological Records"; and "Wounded Knee Bulletin"; as well as documents and publications that include information on land disputes, political prisoners, occupations, politics, advocacy, protests, and other topics.

Language of Material: English .

Scope and Contents

The Native American Activism and Subject File Collection (1939-1997,2005,undated) contains four boxes of newspapers, magazines, newsletters, flyers, leaflets, books, pamphlets, and other documents related to Native American activism and history from 1939-early 1990s, the bulk of the material being from the 1970s-1990s. Included are issues of "Treaty Council News", "Anthropological Records", and "Wounded Knee Bulletin"; as well as documents and publications that include information on land disputes, political prisoners, occupations, politics, advocacy, protests, material regarding the case against Leonard Peltier, and other topics.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred Citation

For information about citing archival material, see the Citations for Archival Material guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.

Related Materials

"Akwesasne Notes" [publication]; Native American Publications Collection.

Biographical / Historical

This collection contains material generated by Native American activists and activism groups who have been working toward justice for their communities. Represented here are materials from:

American Indian Movement (AIM)- a group which began in 1968 in Minneapolis, Minnesota when Native American activists came together to discuss issues related to land disputes, federal Indian policy, and other topics.

The Trail of Broken Treaties: In November 1972, a group of Native Americans went to Washington D.C. with a list of demands in the form of a twenty point proposal to advocate for issues such as treaty rights and living standards for the Native American community. Frustrated that their demands were not being heard, protesters began occupying the Bureau of Indian Affairs offices. This occupation ended after a week, when the Nixon Administration met with protesters to further discuss treaty negotiations.

Also included is material related to the 500 Years of Resistance march and rally; land disputes at Big Mountain Reservation in the 1990's; Western Bands of Shoshone Indians vs. United States of America; and material regarding the case against Leonard Peltier.

Existence and Location of Copies

Some material in this collection has been digitized. Please see inventory for information regarding access to digitized documents.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Indians of North America

Indians of North America -- Government relations

Social movements -- United States

Indians of North America -- History

AIM (Monograph : American Indian Movement)

Anthropological records

box 4, folder 3

"Anthropological Records" 1939-1963

Existence and Location of Copies

All issues are digitized and available via Online Books Page, U Penn

"The 1870 Ghost Dance" by Cora Du Bois. Anthropological Records, Vol. 3, No. 1 1939

Existence and Location of Copies

This item is digitized and available via Online Books Page, U Penn

"Culture Element Distributions: XI Tribes Surveyed" by A.L. Kroeber. Anthropological Records, Vol. 1, No. 7 1939

Existence and Location of Copies

This item is digitized and available via Online Books Page, U Penn

"Yokuts and Western Mono Ethnography 1: Tulare Lake, Southern Valley, and Central Foothill Yokuts" by A.H. Gayton. Anthropological Records, Vol. 10, No. 1 1948

Existence and Location of Copies

This item is digitized and available via Online Books Page, U Penn

"California Athabascan Groups" by Martin A. Baumhoff. Anthropological Records, Vol. 16, No. 5 1958

Existence and Location of Copies

This item is digitized and available via Online Books Page, U Penn

"Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley 1820-1840" by S.F. Cook. Anthropological Records, Vol. 20, No. 5 1962

Existence and Location of Copies

This item is digitized and available via Online Books Page, U Penn

"Yokuts Dialect Survey" by A.L. Kroeber. Anthropological Records, Vol. 11, No. 3 1963

Existence and Location of Copies

This item is digitized and available via Online Books Page, U Penn

box 4, folder 4

"Battleground: A Narrative and Evaluation of Intertribal Warfare on the Buffalo Plains of Eastern Montana and in Adjacent Areas Prior to 1880" by Arthur Roy Buntin. Presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. Montana State University 1952

Existence and Location of Copies

This thesis is digitized and available via University of Montana, ScholarWorks

box 3, box 4, folder 1-2

"An Evaluation Study of the Mineral Resources in the Lands of The Western Bands of Shoshone Indians as Decided October 16, 1962 Before the Indian Claims Commission. Western Bands of Shoshone Indians vs. United States of America. Indian Claims Commission Docket No. 326" Volumes 1-11 August 1967

box 1, folder 1

Indians of All Tribes News [Alcatraz], Vol. 1, No 1-2 January-February 1970

Language of Material: English.

box 1, folder 2

"Hopi: A Message for All People" by Dan Katchongva. Published by White Roots of Peace/Akwesasne Notes [booklet] 1970

Language of Material: English.

box 2, folder 1

University of Nebraska School of Journalism Depth Report No. 7 "As Long as the Grass Shall Grow" 1971

Language of Material: English.

box 1, folder 3

Article regarding BIA tribal governments entitled "The Nature of Tribal Government" March 18, 1973

Language of Material: English.

box 1, folder 4

"Wounded Knee Bulletin #1". Published by the Lakota Coalition. March 19, 1973

Language of Material: English.

box 1, folder 5

Civil Liberties, Number 296 May 1973

box 1, folder 6

"Trial of Broken Treaties: B.I.A. I'm Not Your Indian Anymore". Published by Akwesasne Notes 1974

Language of Material: English.

box 1, folder 8

Wounded Knee Legal Defense/Offense Committee circular entitled "The Women of Wounded Knee" circa 1974

Language of Material: English.

box 4, folder 5

Native American Evaluations of Media Materials. National Indian Education Association Project MEDIA 1975

box 1, folder 7

American Indian Movement (A.I.M) pamphlets entitled " Energy and Indian Rights"; and "The Vision and History of The American Indian Movement" circa 1975; undated

Language of Material: English.

box 1, folder 9

Treaty Council News, Vol. 1, No. 4, 5, 10; Vol. 5, No. 2; Vol. 6, No. 2 July and August 1977; January 1978; July 1983; December 1985; Winter 2006

Language of Material: English, Spanish; Castilian.

box 1, folder 10

"Morning Star", Vol. 1, No.1. Published by Indian Studies, Morningside College November 1977

Language of Material: English.

box 1, folder 11

"Road to Autonomy 'Reverse Discrimination' and the Anti-Indian Backlash". A report by Dine Bii Professional Association sponsored by the Equal Rights Council. June 1978

Language of Material: English.

box 1, folder 12

Native American Defense Committee Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 2 June 1979

Language of Material: English.

box 4, folder 6

"Select Bibliography on Canadian Indian Treaties and Related Subjects" Treaties and Historical Research Centre (PRE Group) Indian and Northern Affairs August 1979

box 1, folder 13

"Prosecution or Persecution" by daisy (My-yah-nelth) Sewid-Smith 1979

Language of Material: English.

box 1, folder 14

"City Smoke Signal". Sioux City American Indian Center Newsletter September 1981

Language of Material: English.

box 2, folder 1

Bismark Tribune "North Dakota Indians, a Time of Transition" October 23, 1981

Language of Material: English.

box 1, folder 15

"The Heart of the Earth Survival School. 10th Anniversary" by Don White January 1982

Language of Material: English.

box 1, folder 16

Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, newsletter and issue of "Crazy Horse Spirit" Summer 1982; June 1985

Language of Material: English.

box 2, folder 1

Iowa State Daily, Vol. 112, No. 4 (featuring an article entitled "Aid for the Native American heritage") August 30, 1982

Language of Material: English.

box 1, folder 31

National Geographic, Vol. 162, No. 5 November 1982

Scope and Contents

Includes articles on Pueblo pottery; Anasazi

box 2, folder 2

"Zuni History" Institute of the American West May 1983

box 4, folder 7

"Indian History and Claims: A Research Handbook, Vol. 1: Research Projects; Vol 2: Research Methods" Prepared by Bennett Ellen McCardle for the Treaties and Historical Research Centre Research July 1983

box 4, folder 8-10

"Archival Records Relating to Native People in the Public Archives of Canada and National Library of Canada and the National Museum of Man, A Thematic Guide" Prepared by Bennett McCardle for the Treaties and Historical Research Centre, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada 1985

Existence and Location of Copies

This document is digitized and available via Government of Canada Publications

box 4, folder 11

"Suggestions to Tribal Leaders and Scientists to Improve the Utility and Acceptance of Research" by Alan Ackerman et. al. Presented at SFAA Reno, Nevada March 28, 1986

box 4, folder 12

"Overview of the Federal Acknowledgment Process" May 1988

box 1, folder 32

Spirit Keeper Newsletter #3 December 15, 1989

box 1, folder 33

Turtle Island Project, A Quarterly Newsletter for Friends of Turtle Island Project. Vol. 1, No. 2 Autumn Equinox 1991

box 1, folder 17

Material related to issues surrounding land disputes at Big Mountain Reservation circa 1990's

Language of Material: English.

box 1, folder 34

Motorland, Travel and News Magazine of the West March/April 1992

Scope and Contents

Includes article "Indian Museums: a directory"

box 1, folder 18

three flyers regarding 500 Years of Resistance march and rally 1992

Language of Material: English.

box 1, folder 19

Flyer for un-thanksgiving event November 26, 1992

Language of Material: English.

box 1, folder 20

OH-TOH-KIN, Publications for/of Native Peoples Resistance, Vol.1, No. 2 Fall-Winter 1992

Language of Material: English.

box 4, folder 13

Museum of California, Vol. 16, No. 1 Winter 1992

Scope and Contents

Includes article entitled "The Making of Myth and Memory, Stewar Culin's Journeys Among the Indians" by Peter Nabokov

box 2, folder 3

Terrain, Justice for Leonard Peltier! (Monthly Publication of the Ecology Center) June 1993

box 4, folder 14

KQED Native American Heritage Month program November 1997

box 1, folder 35

"This Land is Not for Sale" Indigenous Youth United! conference program 2005

box 1, folder 21

Article from [TV Guide] entitled "Five Full-Blooded Braves" undated

Language of Material: English.

box 1, folder 22

Flyer for event entitled "Solidarity with South African and Native American Political Prisoners". Sponsored by All-Peoples Congress and American Indian Center undated

Language of Material: English.

box 1, folder 23

Native American Solidarity Committee, San Francisco Chapter circular entitled "No More Trials- No More Political Prisoners!" undated

Language of Material: English.

box 1, folder 24

Issue of "Indian Magazine" published by the Survival of American Indians Association undated

Language of Material: English.

box 1, folder 25

Circular entitled "Statement by the True Traditional-Hereditary-Religious Hopi Chiefs and Chieftess" (photocopy) undated

Language of Material: English.

box 1, folder 26

Committee for Traditional Indian Land and Life pamphlet entitled "Origin and Aims of the Committee for Traditional Indian Land and Life" undated

Language of Material: English.

box 1, folder 27

Flyer regarding mining on Hopi and Navajo land. Created by Committee for Traditional Indian Land and Life; Committee of Concern for the Traditional Indian; Central Clearing House; and Hopi Independent Nation undated

Language of Material: English.

box 1, folder 28

Assemblies of God (Pentecostal) pamphlets undated

Scope and Contents

five pamphlets distributed by Assemblies of God. "The Long Walk" by Mrs. Coralie Lee; "Reaching our American Indians"; Trail of Tears" by John McPherson; Mission: American Indians; American Indian Bible Institute, Inc. "Who Cares About the American Indian?"

box 1, folder 29

Essay entitled "A Historical Look at Pine Ridge" undated

Language of Material: English.

box 1, folder 30

Essay entitled "A Violated Covenant" by Vine Deloria Jr. undated

Language of Material: English.

box 2, folder 1

"Chairman Peter MacDonald Gets The Job Done" [political advertisement] undated

box 1, folder 36

Native American Arts Festival, benefit for Native American Student Scholarship Fund [flyer] undated

box 1, folder 37

"On May Thirtieth The Committee for Traditional Indian Land and Life is Giving a Benefit to Extend a Hopi Message", Immaculate Heart College undated