History of the United States II / Unit 15 USH2 2104 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Trail of Broken Treaties
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The idea
In nineteen seventy-two AIM members marched on Washington, calling the journey the Trail of Broken Treaties, and took over the Bureau of Indian Affairs' offices.
In practice
Protesters inside the federal agency that administered Indian policy.
Where people slip
The march's name carried its grievance: the United States had not honoured its treaties.
Your place on the trail
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