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Red Power
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English
Etymology
Modeled after en Black Power, 1960s.
Noun
- Red Power
en US historical A social movement led by Native American youth to demand self-determination for Native Americans in the United States.
en John Kifner The Ghosts Dance Once Again at Wounded Knee The New York Times 1973-03-04 https://www.nytimes.com/1973/03/04/archives/the-ghosts-dance-once-again-at-wounded-knee.html 0362-4331 Once again—faced not with the religious fervor of the Ghost Dancers but with the political rage of the Red Power activists—the white establishment reacted with uncertainty, and a show of force. https://web.archive.org/web/20240705151925/https://www.nytimes.com/1973/03/04/archives/the-ghosts-dance-once-again-at-wounded-knee.html 5 July 2024
Further reading
Red Power movement
en Ethnicity Social justice