AP Success - AP US History: American Indian Movement
The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s influenced other groups that included Native Americans.
We feel that this so-called Alcatraz Island is more than suitable for an Indian reservation, as determined by the white man’s own standards. By this, we mean that this place resembles most Indian reservations in that:
It is isolated from modern facilities, and without adequate means of transportation. It has no fresh running water. It has inadequate sanitation facilities. There are no oil or mineral rights. There is no industry and so unemployment is very great. There are no health-care facilities. The soil is rocky and non-productive, and the land does not support game. There are no educational facilities. The population has always exceeded the land base. The population has always been held as prisoners and kept dependent upon others.
Further, it would be fitting and symbolic that ships from all over the world, entering the Golden Gate, would first see Indian land, and thus be reminded of the true history of this nation. This tiny island would be a symbol of the great lands once ruled by free and noble Indians
—Indians of All Nations, The Alcatraz Proclamation to the Great White Father and His People
American Indian Occupation of Alcatraz. November 20, 1969.
Question 1
Briefly describe ONE criticism of Native American reservations expressed in the excerpt.
Question 2
Briefly explain ONE specific historical development from 1945 to 1969 that influenced the people who wrote the excerpt.
Question 3
Briefly explain ONE specific historical similarity between the actions the excerpt describes and those taken by other civil rights activists between 1945 and 1969.
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