THE 1970S 1969 1979
FOREIGN POLICIES OF PRESIDENT NIXON
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Termination of tribal lands and treaties
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Low worker pay
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Lack of access to the vote
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treatment of migrant workers
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Detailed explanation-1: -They were protesting against what they said was the corrupt local government, along with federal issues which were affecting Indian reservation communities, as well as the lack of justice in border counties. Indians from many other communities, primarily urban Indians, mobilized to come and join the occupation.
Detailed explanation-2: -AIM’s leaders spoke out against high unemployment, slum housing, and racist treatment, fought for treaty rights and the reclamation of tribal land, and advocated on behalf of urban Indians whose situation bred illness and poverty.
Detailed explanation-3: -The trail of broken treaties originated out of an idea of a march on Washington. The focus of the march was to draw attention to treaty rights and issues that faced Native Americans.