![]() ![]() Learn more about Indian boarding schools by pairing this resource with the letters between a mother and the Carlisle Indian School and the life story of Zitkala-Sa. This traumatic experience had a profound impact on their lives and informed their commitment to preserving their community. Many of the leaders of W.A.R.N., including co-founder Madonna Thunder Hawk, attended government-run boarding schools.Encourage students to think about how these two resources connect to one another. Review this resource in conjunction with the life story of early 20th century activist Zitkala-Sa.Connect this resource with the photographs from the occupation to expand the conversation around women and the Red Power movement. Many of W.A.R.N.’s members participated in the occupation of Alcatraz.Encourage students to select one article or issue that interests them to learn more about the group’s stance and activities around that issue. booklet, which is available in full here (scroll to page 20 of the PDF document). Invite students to explore the contents of the W.A.R.N.members worked with women from diverse backgrounds, sharing their unique cultural perspective that revolved around Mother Earth and the sacredness of land. Beyond tackling these issues, they attended national and international conferences. ![]() provided an outlet for women who wanted to be agents of change. In the 1980s, for example, they formed a coalition with white farmers to stop mining in the Dakotas. spent a significant amount of time focusing on these so-called women’s issues, they also fought for the sovereignty of all indigenous peoples. They also hoped to expand Native-led education initiatives, create opportunity for family stability, and support Indigenous political prisoners. government’s deeply traumatic practice of forced sterilization of indigenous women. One of their primary concerns was the U.S. wanted the opportunity to focus on issues that specifically addressed the needs of women. It was time for that work to be officially recognized. Women had always been a strong force within AIM and other Red Power initiatives. also hoped to formalize the role of women within the movement. aspired to fill the leadership vacuum and continue the movement’s progress.Īt the same time, W.A.R.N. By 1974, many AIM leaders were either imprisoned, dead, or hiding from government surveillance. W.A.R.N.’s leaders hoped to both rejuvenate a struggling movement and create new, previously unexplored opportunities for activism.ĭuring the early 1970s, the FBI increasingly focused on stopping the actions of the American Indian Movement (AIM). The multi-generational group included veterans from the American Indian Movement (AIM), as well as first-time activists. Nearly 200 women from over 30 tribal communities participated in W.A.R.N.’s founding conference in Rapid City, South Dakota. In 1974, activists Lorelei DeCora Means, Madonna Thunder Hawk, Phyllis Young, and Janet McCloud formed Women of All Red Nations (W.A.R.N.). ![]()
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