An American Indian protest campaign in the 1970s referred to itself as ________________,a fitting description of Indian-white relations from before the Revolutionary War until the end of the nineteenth century.

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The Trail of Broken Treaties was a campaign organized by American Indian activists in 1972 that aimed to draw attention to the US government's disregard for treaties it had signed with Native American tribes. The campaign involved a cross-country caravan of protesters that culminated in a takeover of the Bureau of Indian Affairs headquarters in Washington, DC. The name "Trail of Broken Treaties" was intended to highlight the longstanding pattern of broken promises and injustices that Indigenous peoples had suffered at the hands of the US government.

An American Indian Protest Campaign in the 1970s Referred to Itself