Power, politics, and protests ignited a little-known, explosive event in the Pacific Northwest during the era of Red Power: violence between the US army and the United Indians of All Tribes in March 1970. Historian Vera Parham weaves the story of this conflict and its meaning in American history through the words of Native American participants and contemporary documents. This fascinating tale unfolds in the pages of this excellent study by the foremost authority of Native American activism in the Pacific Northwest.

Clifford E. Trafzer, University of California, Riverside

The Native American occupation of Fort Lawton was a watershed moment in Seattle's history, but one that has not received the attention it deserves—until now. Vera Parham offers a rich and detailed history of the occupation and the creation of Daybreak Star, giving us for the first time robust insight into what the occupation and its many legacies have meant for both the city and its inhabitants, indigenous and otherwise.

Coll Thrush, University of British Columbia

Vera Parham’s new book is a welcome study of civil rights-era Native activism in the specific regional context of the Pacific Northwest. Parham examines the events leading up to the 1970 Fort Lawton occupation in Seattle, Washington, and explores how a multi-tribal urban-dwelling coalition of activists drew on a long tradition of regional multi-tribal activism in their efforts to address problems of poverty and discrimination faced by Seattle’s Native community. Of particular interest is her evaluation of the combination of circumstances unique to Seattle that allowed the coalition to succeed in obtaining land and building a Native-run urban institution, the Daybreak Star Cultural Center, which continues to exist to the present day.

Rebecca Kugel, University of California, Riverside