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| WICAZO SA Review | 3 |
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| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Historical Materials | 2 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
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| California | 1 |
| California (Los Angeles) | 1 |
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Peer reviewedJohnson, Troy – WICAZO SA Review, 1994
Attempts to place in historical perspective the 19-month American Indian occupation of Alcatraz Island, which began in November 1969. Discusses societywide and specifically Native American events leading to occupation; occupation itself and responses by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Nixon Administration; and other Indian activist actions during…
Descriptors: Activism, American Indian History, American Indian Reservations, Civil Disobedience
Peer reviewedBlackhawk, Ned – WICAZO SA Review, 1995
Draws on experiences of American Indian women relocated to Los Angeles during the 1950s-60s to take part in Bureau of Indian Affairs job training and placement programs. These women faced the double burden of racial discrimination and white sex-role expectations, but adjusted to life in Los Angeles with the support of Indian community…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Federal Programs, Females
Peer reviewedWillard, William – WICAZO SA Review, 1997
Educational and employment programs implemented by the Bureau of Indian Affairs during the 1950s and 1960s relocated thousands of American Indians to urban areas with the assurance of a better life. Focuses on the current status of the American Indian population in the San Francisco Bay area including Indian organizations, tribal group…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Acculturation, American Indian Education, American Indian History
