TRAIL OF BROKEN TREATIES
In November 1971, only 6 months after the occupation of Alcatraz island, AIM had organized a march on Washington D.C., involving more than 1,000 Native Americans. AIM had taken control of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) headquarters. During this time the group had caused more that $2 million in damages to the building and its files. They presented President Nixon with 20 demands that were to be put in immediately. Nixon's administration had agreed to appoint a Native American to a BIA position.
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RESTORATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL TREATY-MAKING AUTHORITY
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ESTABLISHMENT OF TREATY COMMISSION TO MAKE NEW TREATIES
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AN ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE & JOINT SESSSIONS OF CONGRESS
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COMMISSION TO REVIEW TREATY COMMITMENTS & VIOLATIONS
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RESUBMISSION OF UNRATIFIED TREATIES TO THE SENATE
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ALL INDIANS TO BE GOVERNED BY TREATY RELATIONS
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MANDATORY RELIEF AGAINST TREATY RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
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JUDICIAL RECOGNITION OF INDIAN RIGHT TO INTERPRET TREATIES
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CREATION OF CONGRESSIONAL JOINT COMMITTEE ON RECONSTRUCTION OF INDIAN RELATIONS
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LAND REFORM AND RESTORATION OF A 110-MILLION ACRE NATIVE LAND BASE
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REVISION OF 25 U.S.C. 163; RESTORATION OF RIGHTS TO INDIANS TERMINATED BY ENROLLMENT AND REVOCATION OF PROHIBITIONS AGAINST "DUAL BENEFITS"
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REPEAL OF STATE LAWS ENACTED UNDER PUBLIC LAW 280 (1953)
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RESUME FEDERAL PROTECTIVE JURISDICTION FOR OFFENSES AGAINST INDIANS
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ABOLITION OF THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BY 1976
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CREATION OF AN "OFFICE OF FEDERAL INDIAN RELATIONS AND COMMUNITY RECONSTRUCTION
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PRIORITIES AND PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED NEW OFFICE
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INDIAN COMMERCE AND TAX IMMUNITIES
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PROTECTION OF INDIANS' RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND CULTURAL INTEGRITY
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NATIONAL REFERENDUMS, LOCAL OPTIONS, AND FORMS OF INDIAN ORGANIZATION
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HEALTH, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND EDUCATION
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