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The Trail of Broken Treaties caravan was meant to draw attention to issues facing Native Americans, but the press did not bother with coverage of the Trail until the occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs at the beginning of November 1972. White and Native newspapers, television, government reports, and others all interpreted the Trail and occupation differently in public discourse, giving meaning to the ways newsmakers presented the event and portrayed the activists. This archive focuses on bringing together historical materials related to the Trail and occupation of the BIA and allows readers to explore news reports and develop their own understanding of the ways the Trail was reported on, ignored, contextualized, or interpreted by the press.
The early stages of this archive focused on newspaper coverage at the national, regional and local level but has expanded to encompass all news forms from newspapers, television, and news magazines, as well as contextual documents such as government reports, activist documents, speeches, treaties, speeches, and books that exist to help give context to events and attitudes. As the project develops, additional forms of representation, interpretation, and narrative will be added to fill out the archive.
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All (117) | Newspaper Reports (64) | Newspaper Opinions (19) | Television Reports
(25)
News Magazines (2) | Books (3) | Treaties (1) | Statutes (1) | Government Documents (1)
Speeches (1) | Activist Documents (1)
November 7, 1972 | Newspaper Opinion | Washington Post
Behind the Indian Protest
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November 15, 1972 | Newspaper Opinion | Washington Post
After the Indian Protest
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November 15, 1972 | Newspaper Opinion | Washington Post
Behind the Indian Protest
In response to the Washington Post's editorial "Behind the Indian Protest," reader C. E. Harris of Arlington challenges the newspaper's editorial board over their contention that it was "inconcievable" that Congress grant sovereign status to Indian Nations.
November 16, 1972 | Newspaper Opinion | Washington Post
Indians Got Kindly Agnew Memo
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November 19, 1972 | Newspaper Opinion | Chicago Tribune
Government Mishandled Indian Militants
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November 24, 1972 | Newspaper Opinion | Los Angeles Times
Sacking of Indian Bureau--a 20-Year Setback?
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November 27, 1972 | Newspaper Opinion | Washington Post
The Nixon Permissiveness
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December 2, 1972 | Newspaper Opinion | Washington Post
Indian Affairs Hearings: Beyond the Destruction
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December 10, 1972 | Newspaper Opinion | Chicago Tribune
Indian Affairs Shakeup
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December 11, 1972 | Newspaper Opinion | Washington Post
Indian Documents Tell Shabby Story
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December 12, 1972 | Newspaper Opinion | Washington Post
BIA Smugglers Tricked the Police
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December 13, 1972 | Newspaper Opinion | Washington Post
Rights and Wrongs of the Indian
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December 14, 1972 | Newspaper Opinion | Washington Post
Indian Bureau Chief Is Outflanked
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December 19, 1972 | Newspaper Opinion | Washington Post
Urban Indian Is Forgotten Man
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January 4, 1973 | Newspaper Opinion | Washington Post
U.S. Disputed on Injustice to Indians
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February 8, 1973 | Newspaper Opinion | Washington Post
Indians Without Jobs
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