1970
Land rights / policingBook sources
Pit River occupation and removal
Northern California; Pit River people
Native land-rights activists occupied land and challenged federal title. Federal enforcement ended the occupation, illustrating the unequal power behind legal claims to Indigenous territory.
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Context / qualification
Precise ownership and procedural claims require the relevant court and land records.
Sources
- Howard Zinn, The Twentieth Century: A People’s History, H04 at 00:38:48 (approximate; supplied recording)