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1972

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Trail of Broken Treaties

United States; coalition of Indigenous organizations

A national caravan and occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs demanded recognition of treaty obligations and sovereignty. Protesters challenged federal mismanagement and policies that had stripped land and authority.

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Civil rights and Black Power

Mass movements transformed law and public life while exposing the limits of formal equality.

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