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
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson, CA 90747
Business Number: 310-243-3895
archives@csudh.edu
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
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
"The 1870 Ghost Dance" by Cora Du Bois. Anthropological Records, Vol. 3, No. 1
1939
Existence and Location of Copies
"Culture Element Distributions: XI Tribes Surveyed" by A.L. Kroeber. Anthropological Records, Vol. 1, No. 7
1939
Existence and Location of Copies
"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
"California Athabascan Groups" by Martin A. Baumhoff. Anthropological Records, Vol. 16, No. 5
1958
Existence and Location of Copies
"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
"Yokuts Dialect Survey" by A.L. Kroeber. Anthropological Records, Vol. 11, No. 3
1963
Existence and Location of Copies
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
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
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 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