Question

Which of the following issues were most important to American Indian activists in the 1960s?
Check all of the boxes that apply.

poverty

the loss of reservations

the lack of educational opportunities

discrimination

the lack of voting rights

the lack of protection for American Indian lands

Answer 1

Check these:
- poverty ✔
- the loss of reservations ✔
- the lack of educational opportunities ✔
- discrimination ✔
- the lack of protection for American Indian lands ✔

Do not check: the lack of voting rights — while some voting barriers existed locally, voting rights were not a primary focus of 1960s American Indian activism. Activists concentrated on poverty, poor housing and health, inadequate education, federal termination/relocation policies that threatened reservations, treaty and land rights, and removal/assaults on sovereignty.