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AIM Occupation of Fairchild Plant on Navajo Reservation

By Elias Gold, Brigham Young University">Elias Gold, Brigham Young University
In the early 1960s, unemployment on the Navajo Reservation hovered around 40% and Tribal leadership desperately tried to create jobs for Diné peoples. In 1964, Tribal chairman Raymond Nakai advocated for better economic development on the…
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