Bureau of Indian Affairs building takeover
- Bureau of Indian Affairs building takeover
The Bureau of Indian Affairs building takeover occurred from November 3 to November 9 1972. On November 3, a group of around 500 American Indians with the American Indian Movement (AIM) took over the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) building in Washington, D.C., the culmination of a chain of takeovers performed as part of their Trail of Broken Treaties, intended to bring attention to American Indian issues including living standards and treaty rights. They had arrived at the BIA to negotiate for better housing and other issues; the siege began when a government snafu was interpreted as a doublecross. [Paul Smith and Robert Warrior, Like a Hurricane: The Indian Movement from Alcatraz toWounded Knee. New York: The New Press, 1996] The incensed protesters then began to vandalize the building in protest. They were not evicted on the first night. After a week, the protesters left, having caused $700,000 in damages. [http://www.maquah.net/Historical/1972/images/72-11-10_amnesty_denied.jpg] Among the damage caused was lost, destruction, and theft of many records, including treaties, deeds, and water rights records, which some Indian officials said could set them back 50 to 100 years. [http://www.maquah.net/Historical/1972/images/72-11-1_justice_charge_indians.jpg]
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