Red Power

English

Etymology

Modeled after Black Power, 1960s.

Noun

Red Power (uncountable)

1. (US, historical) A social movement led by Native American youth to demand self-determination for Native Americans in the United States.
   • 1973 March 4, John Kifner, “The Ghosts Dance Once Again at Wounded Knee”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     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.

Further reading

• Red Power movement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “Red Power”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.