Native American Activists

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Native American activism and activists

The month of November is often the only time students learn about Native Americans, and usually in the past tense or  as helpless “wards of the state.”

Native American movements and activists have continued to struggle for sovereignty, dignity, and justice for their communities in the last century, and even this decade.

Many brave native american activists continue the fight for equality even today. 

American Indian Movement (AIM)

Frank Blackhorse

Frank Blackhorse (Francis DeLuca, Frank Leonard Deluca, Cherokee) is one of several aliases used by a member of the American Indian Movement. He is perhaps best known for his participation in the Wounded Knee incident, particularly his role in the shootout that left two FBI and…

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