The Women of DRUMS and the Struggle for Menominee Restoration
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-bgsu14280864812021-08-03T06:29:47Z The Women of DRUMS and the Struggle for Menominee Restoration Bowers, Ethan W. History Native Studies Native Americans Native American Studies Social Research Menominee Restoration DRUMS Ada Deer Shirley Daly Sylvia Wilber Jim White James White Joseph Preloznik American Indian American Indian Activism Red Power Menominee Restoration Menominee Termination MEI During the 1950s and 1960s the Menominee were casualties of the Federal Termination Policy; stripped of all ties to the U.S. government, the Menominee people, economy, and environment suffered great consequences. In 1970, Determination of Rights and Unity for Menominee Shareholders (DRUMS) emerged as an activist organization in opposition to Termination and the Menominee governing elite controlling Menominee Enterprises Inc. (MEI), the tribe’s political voice, and its assets. In similar fashion to the American Indian Movement (AIM), DRUMS protested, published newsletters, and spoke out against MEI. In contrast to AIM, DRUMS struggled for cultural preservation through reform of federal policy and was lead primarily by women. Three women: Ada Deer, Sylvia Wilber, and Shirley Daly aided in devising and executing a diplomatic strategy of federal lobbying, democratic election, and public protest. DRUMS formed inter-organizational linkages, and infiltrated institutional establishments to affect change through democratically representative channels. Research of extensive primary material available on this subject including news clippings, meeting minutes, financial documents, legislative studies, personal correspondence, and referendums, confirms that DRUMS, while similar to AIM, was composed of a distinct grassroots demographic of women who re-constructed methods of resistance utilized by the dominant society to ensure survivance. Furthermore, evidence should explicate DRUMS as a noteworthy activist group led publicly and politically by women such as Ada Deer, Sylvia Wilber, and Shirley Daly, and that the women of DRUMS deserve credit for their contribution to the end of the termination era in federal Indian policy in the 1970s. 2015-04-08 English text Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1428086481 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1428086481 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: some rights reserved. It is licensed for use under a Creative Commons license. Specific terms and permissions are available from this document's record in the OhioLINK ETD Center. |
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